The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election in Bayelsa State with a total of 68, 818 votes.

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, came second with a total score of 49, 975.

While the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, polled a total of 42, 572 votes to clinch the third position.

 

The State Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami, announced the summary of the results at the end of the collation of the results for the eight local government areas of the state at the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Media Centre, Yenagoa INEC office, on Monday night.

 

Also, Atiku Abubakar emerged winner in Kaduna State.

Atiku garnered 554,360 to beat the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, who got 399,293 to come second while Labour Party’s Peter Obi polled 294,494 to claim third position.

But Obi won in seven Local Government Areas of Chikun, Kaura, Kajuru, Jaba, Kachia, Jema’a and Zango-Kataf while Tinubu won in troubled Birnin-Gwari as well as Sanga LGA where the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, hails from.

 

Atiku on his part won in 14 LGAs which include Giwa, Kauru, Lere, Ikara, Kagarko, Zaria, Sabon-Gari, Makarfi, Kaduna South, Kudan, Igabi, Kaduna North, Kubau and Soba

 

The results are as follows:

1. Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna

Presidential

APC -19,922

PDP – 22,302

LP – 565

Registered voters – 149,456

Valid votes – 46,435

Rejected Votes – 1,662

 

1. Kaura LGA(Kaduna)

Presidential
APC – 1,847

LP – 25,744

PDP – 7,847

Valid votes – 36,222

Rejected Votes – 694

Total votes cast- 36,916

 

1. Kajuru LGA(Kaduna)

Presidential

APC – 3,940

PDP – 9,253

LP – 14,875

Valid votes – 29,839

Rejected Votes – 30,639

 

1. Makarfi LGA(Kaduna)

Presidential

APC – 13,767

PDP – 22,098

LP – 759

Registered voters – 118,150

Accredited voters – 43,888

Valid votes – 42,046

Rejected Votes- 824

Total votes cast – 42,870

 

1. Jaba LGA

Presidential
APC – 3, 131

PDP – 8,798

LP – 9,967

NNPP – 335

Registered voters- 75,445
Accredited voters – 23,368

Valid votes – 22,827

Rejected Votes – 524

Total votes cast – 23, 301

 

1. Kaduna South LG

Presidential

APC – 29,596

PDP – 42,996

LP – 22,577

NNPP – 9,124

Registered voters – 407,580

Accredited voters – 114,508

Valid votes – 106, 085

Rejected Votes – 3,964

Total votes cast – 110, 049

 

1. Kauru LG

Presidential

APC – 15,870

PDP – 19,018

LP – 11,293

NNPP – 3, 128

Registered voters – 132,827

Accredited voters – 51,142

Valid votes – 49,729

Rejected Votes 1,133

Total votes cast – 50,862

Returning Officer – Aminu Mohammed

 

1. Lere LG it

Presidential

APC – 24, 795

PDP – 34,149

LP – 15,568

NNPP – 7,264

Valid votes – 82,299
Rejected Votes – 2,342
Total votes cast – 84,608

***Two polling units cancelled due to over voting

Returning Officer – Abdullahi Ibrahim Buba

 

1. Ikara

Presidential

APC – 17,297

PDP – 24,540

LP – 994

NNPP – 4,274

Valid votes – 47,474

Rejected Votes – 1,136

Total votes cast – 48,610

The Prof. Ladi Sandra Adamu, the Returning Officer, said no fewer than 15 polling units’ results were cancelled due to over voting.

 

1. Sanga LG

Presidential

APC – 9,393

PDP – 9,233

LP- 9,088

NNPP – 356

Valid Votes – 23,400
Rejected – 722

Total votes cast – 29,122

 

1. Kagarko

Presidential

APC – 9,798

PDP – 14,027

LP – 12, 502

NNPP – 1,255

Valid votes – 37,818

Rejected Votes – 1,255

Total votes cast – 39,415

Returning Officer, Musa Umar, said 13 polling units were cancelled due to violence and over voting.

 

1. Kachia LGA

Presidential

APC – 12,053

PDP – 16,049

LP – 17,381

NNPP – 1,521

Valid votes – 47,696

Rejected Votes – 1,595

Total votes cast – 49,271

1. Zango-Kataf

Presidential

APC – 5,877

PDP – 20,170

LP – 22,689

NNPC – 246

Valid votes 49,896

Rejected Votes – 1,607

Total votes cast – 51,502

 

1. Jema’ah LGA

Presidential

APC – 10,928

PDP – 16,452

LP – 26,560

NNPP – 719

Valid votes – 53,372

Rejected Votes – 1,781

Total votes cast – 57,163

Prof. Dauda Ishaya, Returning Officer.

 

1. Zaria LGA

Presidential

APC – 41,432

PDP – 62,260

LP – 3,634

NNPP – 8,729

Valid votes – 118, 489

Rejected Votes – 4,352

Total votes cast – 122,841

Aliyu Alkali, Electoral Officer, Zaria LGA

 

1. Sabon Gari LGA

APC – 25,714

PDP – 30,713

LP – 12,834

NNPP – 6,082

Valid votes – 76,846

Rejected Votes – 2,433

Total votes cast – 79,279

 

1. Soba LGA

Presidential

APC – 18,965

PDP – 23,364

LP – 354

NNPP – 3,722

Registered voters – 158,086

Accredited – 48,530

Valid votes 46,982

Rejected Votes – 1,027

Total votes cast – 48,009

 

1. Kubau LGA

Presidential

APC – 20,139

PDP – 23,686

LP – 1,701

NNPP – 4,819

Registered voters – 158,757

Accredited voters – 52,137

Valid votes – 50, 650

Rejected Votes – 1,111

Total votes cast – 51,761

 

1. Birnin-Gwari

Presidential

APC – 17,080

PDP – 8,774

LP – 235

NNPP – 1,143

Registered voters – 132,165

Accredited voters – 28,355

Valid votes – 27,493

Rejected Votes – 756

Total votes cast – 28,249

 

20.. Chikun LGA

Presidential

APC – 9,367

PDP – 32,759

LP – 69,117

NNPP – 2,742

Registered voters – 334,079

Accredited voters – 122,711

Valid votes – 115,895

Rejected Votes – 4,721

Total votes cast – 120,616

 

1. Kudan LGA

Presidential

APC – 11,630

PDP – 19,340

LP – 888

NNPP – 6,747

Registered voters – 101,331

Accredited voters – 38,851

Valid votes – 38,913

Rejected Votes – 10

Total votes cast – 38,851

Returning Officer, Prof. Binta Abdulkareem

 

1. Kaduna North LGA

APC – 39,693

PDP – 40,670

LP – 10,330

NNPP – 12,613

Registered voters – 369,928

Accredited votes – 108,523

Valid votes – 105,098

Rejected Votes – 2,421

Total votes cast – 108,519

Prof. Maryam

 

1. Igabi LGA

Presidential

APC – 37,259

PDP – 45,962

LP – 4,839

NNPP – 8,276

Registered voters – 328,468

Accredited voters – 100,470

Valid votes – 97,721

Rejected 3,019

Total votes cast – 100,740

Returning Officer – Prof. Yusuf Amartey, ABU, Zaria

 

And in Bauchi State, Atiku Abubakar, defeated Bola Tinubu with 109,913 votes in Bauchi State.

 

The state Collation Officer of the presidential election, Prof. Abdulkarim Mohammed, the Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, announced the results on Monday.

He announced the results at 8.15 pm on Monday at the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Conference Hall at the Independent National Electoral Commission Headquarters, Bauchi, the Collation Center for the presidential election in the state.

 

Giving a summary of the results, the collation officer said that Atiku got 426,607 votes while his closest contender, Tinubu, had 316,694 votes.

 

He said that the New Nigerian People’s Party candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso got 72,103 while Peter Obi of the Labour Party scored 27,373 votes.

 

Mohammed said that the registered voters in the state are: 2,749,268 while those that were accredited to vote are: 899,769.

The valid votes cast, according to him, are: 853,516, rejected votes: 29,030 while the total votes cast are: 882,546.

Meanwhile, the total detailed results from the 20 local government areas of the state as earlier announced by the various Returning Officers are as follows:

Complete results of Presidential election – Bauchi State as announced by

1.Warji LGA:
Registered Voters: 69,911
Accredited: 31,663

APC: 11,862
NNPP: 424
PDP: 17,732
LP: 185

Votes Cast: 31,664
Valid: 30,321
Rejected: 692

Cancellation: 2 Polling Units with 1,771 voters due to overvoting

Returning Officer: Prof. Ahmed Fagam, from ATBU, Bauchi

1. Bogoro LGA:
   Registered Voters: 74,268
   Accredited: 29,228

APC: 4,850
NNPP: 798
PDP: 15,156
LP: 6,866

Votes Cast: 29,198
Valid: 28,123
Rejected: 1,075

Returning Officer: Dr. Mohammed Bello

 

1. Dass LGA:
   Registered Voters: 66,359
   Accredited: 26,258

APC: 10,939
NNPP: 397
PDP: 13,242
LP: 795

Votes Cast: 26,165
Valid: 25,515
Rejected: 659

Returning Officer: Salisu Zakari

 

1. Jama’are LGA:
   Registered Voters: 64,880
   Accredited: 25,402

APC: 8,140
NNPP: 3,638
PDP: 12,535
LP: 22

Votes Cast: 25,378
Valid: 24,505
Rejected: 873

Returning Officer: Zainab Mohammed

 

1. Dambam LGA:
   Registered Voters: 84,972
   Accredited: 23,746

APC: 7,588
NNPP: 2,586
PDP: 12,203
LP: 42

Votes Cast: 22,772
Valid: 23,686
Rejected: 914

Returning Officer: Isa Abdulkadir

Announced at the Presidential Election Collation Center, INEC Headquarters, Bauchi

 

1. Giade LGA
   Registered Voters: 73,002
   Accredited: 28,137

APC: 10,382
PDP got 11,977
NNPP: 4,002
LP: 17

Valid votes were 26,579
Rejected votes: 889
Votes cast: 27,468

Returning Officer: Babangida Yerima

1. Darazo LGA
   Registered Voters: 120,546
   Accredited: 37,511

APC: 16,070
NNPP: 1,895
PDP: 17,459
LP: 41

Valid: 35,839
Rejected: 1,544
Votes Cast: 37,383

Returning Officer: Engr. Muhammad Aminu Muhammad

 

1. Kirfi LGA:
   Registered Voters: 77,012
   Accredited: 25,595

APC: 9,599
NNPP: 1,533
PDP: 13,431
LP: 33

Votes Cast: 25,548
Valid: 24,781
Rejected: 767
Cancelled: 2 Polling Units – 561

Returning Officer: Prof. Isa Mohammed

 

1. Misau LGA:
   Registered Voters: 130,880
   Accredited: 38,749

APC – 14,199
PDP – 18,354
NNPP – 4,115
LP: 48

Total valid votes 37,165
Rejected votes 1,463
Total votes cast 38,628

Returning Officer: Muhammad Abdulhamid

 

1. Katagum LGA:
   Registered Voters: 188,254
   Accredited: 57,410

APC – 20,030
PDP – 22,987
NNPP – 9,672
LP – 493

Total valid votes 54,347
Rejected votes 2,651
Total votes cast 56,998

Returning Officer: Adamu Samaila

 

1. Ganjuwa LGA:
   Registered Voters: 125,770
   Accredited voters 36,926

APC – 13,021
PDP – 17,380
NNPP – 4,287
LP – 222

Valid Votes: 35,305
Rejected votes – 1,580
Votes cast – 36,885
Cancellations: Seven Polling Units with 5,718 registered voters

Returning Officer: Dr. Jibrin Mohammed

 

1. Ningi LGA:
   Registered Voters: 177,152
   Accredited: 48,700.

APC – 20,587
PDP – 21,619 votes.
NNPP – 4,023
LP – 56

Valid votes: 46,649,
Rejected votes: 1,192
Votes cast: 48,833.

Returning Officer: Nasiru Abdulkarim

 

1. Gamawa LGA:
   Registered voters: 147,995
   Accredited voters: 37,264

APC – 13,955 votes
PDP – 15,469 votes
NNPP – 5,127 votes
LP – 53 votes

Total valid votes: 35,568
Rejected votes: 1,489
Total votes cast: 37,057
Cancellations: 2 PUs – 547 registered voters

Returning Officer: Dr. Suleiman Musa

 

1. Alkaleri LGA:
   Registered Voters: 151,551
   Accredited: 41,691.

APC: 12,238
PDP 25,098
NNPP: 1,232
LP: 147

Valid votes: 39,084
Rejected votes: 1,288
Votes cast: 40,372

Returning Officer: Prof. Kamarudeen Ali

 

1. Toro LGA:
   Registered voters: 232,305
   Accredited voters: 94,638

APC – 40,150
PDP – 37,169
NNPP – 5,375
LP – 2,517

Total valid votes: 86,737
Rejected votes: 2,314
Total votes cast: 89,051
Cancellations: 5 PUs with 2,363 voters

Returning Officer: Prof. Hassan Mohammed

 

16: Shira LGA:
Registered voters: 108,951
Accredited voters: 46,557

APC – 14,369
PDP – 20,683
NNPP – 8,555
LP – 54

Total valid votes: 44,021
Rejected votes: 1,633
Total votes cast: 45,654
Cancellations: 6 PUs with 3,047 regd. voters

Returning Officer: Prof. Patrick Bogoro

 

1. Itas Gadau LGA:
   Registered Voters: 112,314
   Accredited: 31,600

APC: 11,978
PDP: 11,757
NNPP: 6,315
LP: 36

Valid: 30,399
Rejected: 1,128
Votes Cast: 31,527

Returning Officer: Kyari Habibunla

 

1. Tafawa Balewa LGA:
   Registered Voters: 156,068
   Accredited Voters: 60,522

APC: 17,897
PDP: 30,585
NNPP: 1,281
LP: 8,776

Valid: 59,109
Rejected: 1,305
Votes Cast: 60,414
Cancellations: 3 PUs with 1,459 voters

Returning Officer: Balarabe Yushau

 

1. Zaki LGA:
   Registered Voters: 124,366
   Accredited: 39,573

APC: 13,916
PDP: 20,897
NNPP: 2,910
LP: 19

Valid: 37,976
Rejected: 1,286
Votes Cast: 39,262

Returning Officer: Yusuf Inuwa

 

1. Bauchi LGA:
   Registered Voters: 459,359
   Accredited: 138,198

APC: 44,924
PDP: 70,874
NNPP: 3,927
LP: 7,041

Valid: 128,788
Rejected: 4,288
Votes Cast: 133,016
Cancellations: 19 PUs with 12,163 voters

Returning Officer: Dr. Mohammed Musa