By; TINA PHINEAS, Yola
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) former vice president, Atiku Abubakar as the winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Adamawa State.
Announcing the result, the returning officer, Professor Lamun Mele said Atiku emerged the winner of the contest for scoring 417,611.
The candidate of the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu took the second position by polling 182,811 votes, while the candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi polled 105,684 taking the third place.
The returning officer also announced that the state has 2,186,465 registered voters while 764,834 were accredited.
He said a total of 30,481 votes were rejected while 761,621 votes were cast during the election.
New Nigerian reports that Atiku won twenty (20) local government areas, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party got one.
The results as announced by the Collation Officers at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Headquarters in Yola are as follows;
(1) Lamurde
APC 3645
PDP. 9912
LP. 9744
(2) Shelleng
APC. 6213
PDP. 14,765
LP. 1028
(3) Fufore
APC. 12,633
PDP. 26,059
LP. 897
(4)GUYUK
APC. 5904
PDP. 13,942
LP. 8165
(5)Girei
APC. 8551
PDP. 17,557
LP. 3749
(6)Toungo
APC. 4163
PDP. 7401
LP. 651
(7)Ganye
APC. 10,112
PDP. 21,672
LP. 1069
(8)Mayo Belwa
APC. 13,271
PDP. 23,479
LP. 1392
(9)Numan
APC. 5551
PDP 8984
LP. 10,229
(10) Demsa
APC. 5740
PDP. 17166
LP. 7962
(11)Song
APC. 10,993
PDP. 20,406
LP. 8506
(12) Mubi South
APC. 9399
PDP. 15,463
LP. 2936
(13) Maiha
APC. 7,335
PDP. 14,088
LP. 440
(14) Gombi
APC. 8341
PDP. 21,744
LP. 2638
(15) Mubi North
APC. 10,078
PDP. 21,528
LP. 12,201
(16) Madagali
APC. 4935
PDP. 18,077
LP. 4034
(17) Michika
APC. 7,062
PDP. 18,077
LP. 6047
(18 Jada
APC. 8479
PDP. 28,328
LP. 984
(19) Yola South
APC. 13,552
PDP. 31,774
LP. 3469
(20) Hong
APC. 11,489
PDP. 24,569
LP. 9532
(21) Yola North
APC. 15,885
PDP. 32,136
LP. 9925
