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#NigeriaDecides2019: Buhari polls 497,914, Atiku 50,763 in Yobe

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5 years ago

February 25, 2019

The All Progressives Congress polled 497, 914 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party which scored 50 , 763 votes in Yobe in last Saturday’ s presidential election .
Prof . Abubakar Gunduri , the state Collation Officer, announced the result after collation from the 17 local government areas in the state on Monday in Damaturu.

He said that the state had 1 , 365, 913 registered voters , out of which, 601, 059 were accredited for the election .

Gunduri added that a total of 586, 137 votes were cast , out of which, APC scored 497, 914 votes , while PDP scored 50 , 763 votes .

According to the collation officer , the exercise recorded a total of 559, 365 valid votes and 26 , 772 invalid votes .

He commended the electorate , stakeholders and party agents for the peaceful elections , commitment and cooperation

throughout the collation exercise .

Meanwhile , Dr Zaji Bunu and Dr Abdu Bulama , the agents of the APC and PDP , had accepted the result and signed the documents on behalf of their parties.

( NAN)