Tinubu defects Atiku, Obi in Borno

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won Borno State.

He polled 252,282 votes to defeat the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar who polled 190,921 votes.

The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, polled 7,205 while that of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNNP) Rabiu Kwankwaso polled 4,626.

The former Lagos Governor won in 23 local government areas while the PDP candidate won in four LGAs.

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Prof Rabo, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Wukari, said of the 2, 497, 337 registered voters, 499, 543 were accredited for the election while valid votes stood at 465, 287 while rejected votes stood at 32, 658 and the total votes cast stood at 497, 945.

The councils won by Tinubu are: Maiduguri; Kukawa; Damboa; Gubio; Kaga; Magumeri; Mafa; Kwaya Kusar; Konduga; Nganzai; Dikwa; Bayo; Guzamala; Abadam; Mobbar; Gwoza; Bama; Kala/Balge; Ngala; Marte; Jere; Monguno; and Shani.

While Atiku won in Askira/Uba; Chibok; Hawul and Biu LGAs.

There was However a mild drama as the party agent of the PDP disputed the result of Danboa, calling for cancellation of the figures obtained by the APC.

The full results according to their local governments are:

Gubio LGA
APC – 3, 519

PDP – 2, 127

NNPP – 29

LP – 7

Kaga LGA
APC – 5,361

PDP – 2, 608

NNPP – 16

LP – 1

Magumeri LGA
APC – 5, 424

PDP – 3, 399

NNPP – 32

LP – 1

Mafa LGA
APC – 14, 821

PDP – 1,077

NNPP – 38

LP – 6

Kwaya Kusar LGA
APC – 8, 420

PDP – 7,254

NNPP – 328

LP – 123

Konduga LGA
APC – 10, 012

PDP – 4, 119

NNPP – 111

LP – 76

Nganzai LGA

APC – 3, 468

PDP – 1, 513

NNPP – 12

LP – 01

Dikwa LGA
APC – 11, 030

PDP – 2, 773

NNPP – 254

LP – 08

Bayo LGA
APC – 8, 837

PDP – 6, 078

NNPP – 220

LP – 26

Guzamala LGA
APC – 2, 668

PDP – 969

NNPP – 4

LP – 0

Abadam LGA
APC – 2,146

PDP – 686

NNPP – 14

LP – 0

Mobbar LGA
APC – 3, 429

PDP – 1, 649

NNPP – 66

LP – 0

Gwoza LGA
APC – 9, 732

PDP – 9, 674

NNPP – 95

LP – 396

Shani LGA
APC – 12, 409

PDP – 9, 053

NNPP – 170

LP – 264

Bama LGA
APC – 12, 579

PDP – 6, 617

NNPP – 118

LP – 19

Kala/Balge LGA
APC – 3,320

PDP – 912

NNPP – 18

LP – 4

Ngala LGA
APC – 8, 165

PDP – 1, 950

NNPP – 49

LP – 4

Marte LGA
APC – 5, 455

PDP – 1,653

NNPP – 12

LP – 1

Jere LGA
APC – 21, 984

PDP – 19, 060

NNPP – 801

LP – 991

Askira/Uba LGA
APC – 8, 109

PDP – 15, 544

NNPP – 94

LP – 688

Chibok LGA
APC – 4, 191

PDP – 8, 714

NNPP – 27

LP – 337

Monguno LGA
APC – 7, 212

PDP – 2, 801

NNPP – 39

LP – 8

Damboa LGA
APC – 10, 119

PDP – 7, 489

NNPP – 39

LP – 16

Hawul LGA
APC – 9, 677

PDP – 16, 526

NNPP – 46

LP – 781

Biu LGA
APC – 13, 906

PDP – 17, 872

NNPP – 149

LP – 606

Kukawa LGA
APC – 3, 983

PDP – 1, 856

NNPP – 17

LP – 1

Maiduguri LGA
APC – 42, 306

PDP – 36, 948

NNPP – 1, 827

LP – 2, 840

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