JUST IN: Atiku in early lead in Yobe, wins four LGAs
PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has taken an early lead in the presidential election results so far collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe State.
He has won four local government areas, including Damaturu, the state capital, out of the six where the results of Saturday’s presidential election results have been collated and declared so far.
Atiku won Gujba, Gulani, Damaturu, and Nangere, while APC’s Bola Tinubu only won two – Tarmuwa, and Machina.
Yobe has a total of 17 local government areas.
The proceedings are being presided over by the Collation Officer for Presidential Election in the state, Umaru Pate, a professor and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State.
Mr Pate has so far declared the results from six local government areas (LGAs) of the state.
The local government areas whose results have been declared so far are Damaturu (the state capital), Gujba, Gulani, Tarmuwa, Nangere and Machina.
The collation of the results is ongoing at the presidential collation centre in Damaturu.
1 – Tarmuwa LGA
Registered votes: 46,272
Accredited votes:9,884
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APC-4416
ADP- 32
PDP- 4178
LP- 7
NNPP- 118
2 – GUJBA
Registered Votes:73774
Accredited votes: 16806
APC- 6643
ADC- 56
PDP-8204
LP- 25
NNPP- 217
Total Valid votes: 15490
Total Rejected Votes: 1312
Total Votes Cast: 16802
3 – GULANI
Registered Votes:66721
Accredited votes: 18587
APC- 7995
ADP- 59
PDP-8646
LP- 06
NNPP- 767
Total Valid votes: 17,756
Total Rejected Votes: 183
Total Votes Cast: 18569
4 – DAMATURU
Registered Votes:119349
Accredited votes: 27672
APC- 7306
ADP- 84
PDP-16649
LP- 769
NNPP- 553
Total Valid votes: 25953
Total Rejected Votes: 1612
Total Votes Cast: 27565
5 – MACHINA
Registered Votes:45848
Accredited votes:48,007
APC- 8067
ADP- 78
PDP-3501
LP- 31
NNPP- 797
Total Valid votes: 12812
Total Rejected Votes: 1082
Total Votes Cast: 13894
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6 – NANGERE
Registered Votes: 82254
Accredited votes: 26499
APC- 8060
ADP- 65
PDP-15813
LP- 147
NNPP- 464
Total Valid votes: 25070
Total Rejected Votes: 1308
Total Votes Cast: 26378
