UPDATED: Atiku thrashes Buhari in Enugu, Ebonyi, Plateau, Edo, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom
Posted by News Express | 26 February 2019 | 1,685 times
•PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and running mate Peter Obi
Atiku thrashes Buhari in Enugu, Ebonyi, Plateau, Edo, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom
As the collation of the results of Saturday’s presidential election continued last night, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), added Enugu, Ebonyi, Plateau, Edo, Adamawa and Akwa Ibom to the list of stats won by him, thus reducing the gap between him and incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In Enugu, Atiku dominated with 355,553 votes, leaving only 54,423 for Buhari, while in Ebonyi he won 258,573 votes as against 90,726 by Buhari.
In Plateau Atiku scored 548,665 votes but Buhari put up a gallant fight, winning 468,555 votes.
Prof. Richard Kimbir, the Collation Officer for the election in the state, declared the results on Monday in Jos.
Kambir, who is the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, said Atiku won in 11 local government areas to defeat Buhari, who won in six LGAs of the state.
Atiku also showed his might in Edo, but it was a narrow of 7,849 votes more than Buhari’s.
The State Collation Officer for the Presidential election, Prof. Ndowa Lale, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port-Harcourt, announced at the INEC headquarters in Benin that Atiku scored 275,691 votes, while Buhari scored 267,842 votes.
Meanwhile, in Adamawa, his home state, Atiku overcame initial scare to claim victory.
Declaring the result on Monday in Yola, the Presidential Election Returning Officer for Adamawa, Prof. Andrew Yakubu, said Atiku scored 410,266 votes to defeat Atiku, who scored 378,078 votes.
It was the first time that Buhari lost the state, which he won in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.
In Akwa Ibom, Atiku routed Buhari. Here are the results according to Local councils:
Okobo LGA
PDP – 11,447
APC – 6,748
Abak LGA
PDP -12,093
APC – 7,974
Uyo LGA
PDP – 21,515
APC – 12,313
Ibiono Ibom LGA
PDP – 32,813
APC – 10,979
Eket LGA
PDP – 20,451
APC – 4,102
Oron LGA
PDP – 5,196
APC – 3,985
Ikot Ekpene LGA
PDP – 12,461
APC – 10,343
Ibesikpo Asutan LGA
PDP – 12,682
APC – 6,635
Itu LGA
PDP – 10,431
APC – 5,682
Etinan LGA
PDP – 18,452
APC – 5,223
Ika LGA
PDP – 10,493
APC – 3,352
Nsit Ibom LGA
PDP – 12,201
APC – 5,776
Oruk Anam LGA
PDP – 25,587
APC – 9,796
Etim Ekpo LGA
PDP – 8,228
APC -1,892
Ukanafun LGA
PDP – 27,830
APC – 11,378
Ikono LGA
PDP – 8,100
APC – 3,166
Ini LGA
PDP – 13,344
APC – 5,646
Uruan LGA
PDP – 10,624
APC – 5,437
Esit Eket LGA
PDP – 11,146
APC – 4,105
Nsit Ubium LGA
PDP – 11,575
APC – 5,840
Obot Akara LGA
PDP – 12,250
APC – 6,174
Mkpat Enin LGA
PDP – 13,646
APC – 3,191
Onna LGA
PDP – 21,790
APC – 1,850
Ikoabasi LGA
PDP – 8,353
APC – 5,710
Eastern Obolo LGA
PDP – 8,890
APC – 1,406
Nsit Atai LGA
PDP – 11,692
APC – 6,539
Ibeno LGA
PDP – 6,373
APC – 1,011
Urue Offong Oruko LGA
PDP – 7,431
APC – 6,111
Essien Udim LGA
APC – 7766
PDP – 5987
Mbo LGA
PDP – 4,750
APC – 5,299
•Based on NAN reports.
Source: News Express
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