NigeriaElections2023: Atiku polls 319,123 to beat Tinubu, others in Gombe
From Chima Azubuike
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has won 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
No fewer than 1,549,243 registered voters in Gombe State. 542,997 voters were accredited for the presidential election, with 510,043 as total votes cast, while 23,735 votes were in rejected.
Recall that Abubakar defeated candidate of the All Progressives Congress at Umaru Yahaya polling unit 010 where Gombe Governor, and North-East Coordinator Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council, Muhammadu Yahaya, voted.
Announcing the results in the presence of political party agents, observers, the Returning Officer of presidential election in Gombe state, Professor Maimuna Waziri, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Gashua, said Abubakar polled a total number of 319,123 votes against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Tinubu who scored a total of 146,977 votes.
In the result declared from Shongom LGA, Atiku Abubakar scored 13,520 against APC’s 7,525; Peter Obi of the Labour Party scored 2,579 while Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of NNPP scored 256 votes.
In Balanga LGA, Atiku scored 23,326, Tinubu 11,715, Obi got 3,760 and Kwankwaso polled 405 votes.
For Nafada LGA, PDP presidential candidate scored 12,339 against APC’s 8,242, NNPP got 344 votes while Labour Party scored seven votes only.
In the declared result from Funakaye LGA, PDP polled 25,384 votes, APC got 12,672 votes, NNPP scored 767 votes and Labour Party polled 320 votes.
In Yamaltu/Deba LGA, PDP polled 38,479 votes against APC’s 18,896, NNPP got 1,591 while Labour Party scored 740. In Kwami LGA, PDP polled 24,068, APC got 16,245, and NNPP 820, while Labour Party scored 78.
In Billiri LGA, PDP scored 21,991 against APC’s 7,232, while Labour Party scored 8,898 votes and NNPP got 653. In Dukku LGA, PDP polled 21,579 against APC’s 12,925. While the NNPP scored 899 votes against Labour Party’s 49 votes.
For Akko LGa, PDP scored 55,202 votes against APC’s 22,749 votes. The Labour Party got 2,241 votes and NNPP got 1,284. In Kaltungo LGA, PDP polled 20,968, APC 2,464, while Labour Party scored 5,149 votes and NNPP 486 votes.
For Gombe Local Government Area which recently arrived APC polled 19,312, PDP scored 62,347, LP 239, NNPP 3015.
