Governorship: Ikpeazu, Bagudu re-elected; APC’s Inuwa Yahaya wins in Gombe

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the March 9 governorship election in Abia State.
INEC Returning Officer in the state, Prof. Benjamin Ozurumba, on Sunday said that  Ikpeazu scored  261,127 votes to win the poll.

He defeated Uchechukwu Ogah of  the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled  99,574 votes.

He also announced that Alex Otti, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) scored 64,366 votes.

Blessing Nwagba of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) scored  2,919 votes.

According to Ozurumba, 433,315 votes were valid, out of the 444, 376 votes cast, while 11,061 votes were rejected.

Ikpeazu won in 11 out of the 17 Local Government Areas of  the state, while Ogah  won in four local government areas, and  Otti won in two.

In Umuahia 3 South,  PDP scored 8,257 votes, APC 4,562 and APGA got 4,502.

PDP garnered 3,819 votes in Ukwa East as against APC which got 1,447 while  APGA scored 1,935 votes.

In Ukwa West, the result announced by the Collation Officer, Prof. Chukwuemeka Okafor, showed that PDP scored 11,602 votes in Ukwa West to beat APC, which got 3,140 votes, while APGA had 2,270 votes.

APC scored 12,172 votes  to win in Bende, as against PDP’s 7,265 votes, while APGA got 4,283 votes.

In Umunneochi, APC garnered 7,238 votes to emerge winner, while PDP scored 7,004 votes, while APGA had 3,190 votes.

PDP won in Ugwunabo with 22,083 votes, APC scored 1,865 votes, APGA had 1,054 votes.

In Osisioma, PDP won with 19,835 votes as against APC’s 1,981 votes, while APGA had 2,298 votes.

PDP scored 19,209 votes to win in Isiala Ngwa North, while APC got 2,404 votes, APGA had 2,084 votes.

APGA won in Arochukwu with 8,924 votes, beating PDP and APC, which got 5,070 and 3,819, respectively.

In Isiala Ngwa South, PDP scored 19,672 to defeat APGA which had 5,129 votes, while APC got 1,569 votes.

PDP also won in Obingwa with 78,803 votes, as against APC’s 3,390 votes. APGA had 2,679 votes.

In Ikwuano, PDP scored 6,285 to beat APC, which had 5,619, while APGA had 1,588 votes.

APC scored 14,146 in Isuikwato to beat PDD which had 3,564 votes, while APGA had 1,696 votes.

PDP won in Ohafia having scored 19, 346 votes, APGA  garnered 6,883 votes APC got 6,718 votes.

The result in Aba South showed that APGA scored 6,802 votes to emerge winner, as against APC’s 5,418 votes, while PDP had 5,256 votes.

In Aba North, PDP scored 8,429 to defeat APGA which got 6,216 votes, APC had 4,209.

APC won in  Umuahia North with 16,833 votes, PDP scored 15,627 votes while APGA got 2,878 votes.
Also, INEC declared Governor Atiku Bagudu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election in Kebbi State.

The results was announced at the State Collation Centre for 2019 Governorship Election by the Collation Officer for Governorship and State Assembly Elections, Prof. Hamisu Bichi, on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi.

He said Bagudu of APC scored 673,717 votes, while Senator Isah Galaudu of PDP polled 106,633 votes.

“Atiku Bagudu of APC, having certified the requirement of the law and scored the highest votes is hereby returned elected and declared the winner of the March 9, Saturday governorship election in the state,” he said.

Bichi said 1,789,975 voters were registered; 820,078 accredited while 814,084 votes were cast; with 793,388 valid votes and 20,696 votes rejected.

According to the results, Bagudu polled 30,720 votes while Galaudu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 4,526 votes in Gwandu LGA.

In Birnin Kebbi, APC scored 79,092 while PDP polled 6,019.

In Argungu LGA, APC scored 30,101 while PDP polled 23,397 votes, while in Shangal, APC scored 27,012 and PDP, 3,506 votes.

In Aliero, APC scored 21,923 against PDP’s 3,479, while in Suru, APC secured 39,359 votes and PDP got 5,198.

In Kargo, APC got 21,899 while PDP scored 805 votes, and in Augie, APC secured 28,479 and PDP polled 11,875.

In Bunza, APC won with 23,980, while PDP polled 2,114 votes, and in Dandi, APC got 33,315 while PDP polled 5,921.

In Sakaba, APC had 19,182 while PDP got 1,746, and in Zuru, APC won with 25,507 while PDP polled 4,578.

In Jega, APC got 53,807 votes while PDP got 1,774. and in Maiyama, APC secured 40,217 over  PDP’s 1,477.

In Bagudo, APC polled 41,556 and PDP, 2,581 while  in Ngaski   APC won with  20,817 while PDP polled 3,516.

In Fakai, APC had 14,722 while PDP got 3,729  votes, while in Danko/Wasagu, APC polled 29,635 against PDP’s 4,609.

APC polled 31, 392 in Koko/Besse, and PDP,  1,216.

In Yauri LGA, APC polled 25,011 while PDP secured 1,574. And in Arewa LGA, APC scored  35,991 while PDP secured 10,994.

Meanwhile, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya of APC has won the Gombe State governorship election.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Saminu Abdulrahaman, who declared the result in Gombe on Sunday, said that Yahaya scored 364,179 votes to defeat his closest rival of the PDP, Senator Usman Nafada,
who polled 222,868 votes and was returned elected.

He said that there were 1,394,386 registered voters, 627,457 accredited voters, 608,846 valid votes, 14,384 rejected votes and 623,230 total votes cast.

Abdulrahman, the Vice Chancellor, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, added that Yahaya won in 10 of the 11 local government areas of the state.

The governorship election results from Gombe Local Government
Area showed that APC polled 68,384 votes, while PDP scored 21,673 votes.

In Shongom Local Government Area, APC scored 13,463 votes, while PDP scored 12,993 votes.

In Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, APC scored 51,521 votes to defeat PDP which scored 25,852 votes.

In Akko Local Government Area, APC polled 58,479 votes, while PDP scored 30,832 votes, and in
Balanga Local Government Area, APC scored 30, 926 votes as against PDP’s 18,192 votes.

In Dukku Local Government Area, APC scored 27,302 votes as against PDP’s 16,807 votes.

In Kwami Local Government Area, APC scored 30, 539 votes against PDP’s 18, 240 while in Billiri Local
Government Area, APC polled 18,612 to beat PDP which had 18,063 votes.

In Funakaye Local Government Area, APC scored 29,191 to defeat PDP which had 20,020,
while in Kaltungo Local Government Area, APC scored 26,744 as against PDP’s 22,259.

However, PDP defeated APC in Nafada Local Government Area which is Usman Nafada’s home.

The PDP polled 17,937 votes as against APC’s 9,018 in Nafada.

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