Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the election in 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.
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:
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
