Muhammed Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress has been named the victor of the Gombe State governorship election by the Independent National Election Commission.
With a vote total of 342,821, the incumbent governor defeated Muhammad Barde, a candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, who received 233,131 votes, as well as Khamisu Mailantarki of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, who received 19,861 votes, to claim victory.
It was reported, that out of 11 local government areas, Barde won two, while the APC cleared nine LGAs to emerge victorious.
“That Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Waziri said.
Gombe has 1,575,794 registered voters, of whom 618,231 were accredited, according to the returning officer.
In addition, he said that of the 616,745 total votes cast, 605,355 were legal ballots and 11,390 were void.
According to the earlier Gombe LGA election results, the APC received 58,645 votes, the PDP candidate received 31,605, and the NNPP received 4,878 votes.
For Kwami LGA, the APC won by 33,956 votes, while the PDP scored 17,454 and the NNPP 1,087 votes; Yalmatu Deba of the APC won with 43,981, the PDP had 28,538 and the NNPP recorded 2,320; Funakaye LGA – the APC scored 30,371, the PDP recorded 17,332 and the NNPP 606; Akko LGA – the APC scored 50,919, the PDP scored 36,759 and the NNPP recorded 2,953.
Others are: Shongom LGA, APC – 14,752 votes, PDP – 23,066, NNPP – 3421; Nafada LGA – the APC scored 15,025, the PDP scored 9,378, and the NNPP recorded 411; Balanga LGA APC scored 25,341, PDP recorded 20085, NNPP polled 1,130; Dukku LGA APC won with 35,207, the PDP scored 14,181, and the NNPP recorded 1,079; Kaltungo LGA – the APC scored 21,015, the PDP won with 21,321 and the NNPP recorded 1,129; Billiri LGA – the APC recorded 14,752, the PDP won with 23,066 and the NNPP polled 3,421 votes.