Trained staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are blocked from work as their names are missing in the list at a Regional Area Centre ten minutes before scheduled opening voting time for the Presidential and General election in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on February 23, 2019. – Nigerians began voting for a new president on February 23, after a week-long delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims and stoked fears of violence. Some 120,000 polling stations began opening from 0700 GMT, although there were indications of a delay in the delivery of some materials and deployment of staff, AFP reporters said. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
BY NDAHI MARAMA
MAIDUGURI-In Borno State, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) , Muhammadu Buhari is defeating his closest rival for the election, Atiku Abubakar with wide margin of votes in the 11 local government areas so far collated and announced by INEC in Maiduguri.
An electoral commission official checks voting material at a polling station set up in the Shagari Day Secondary School in Yola, in Nigeria’s Adamawa State, on February 22, 2019, on the eve of general elections after the original poll was postponed last week. – President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on the eve of troubled elections that Nigerians would be able to vote in security, despite a week-long postponement and violence in the north of the country. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)
Breakdown of the results is as follows: Mobbar local government area; Total registered votes, 44,619 , accredited votes , 14,030 , total valid votes , 13,540 , rejected votes 490 . Party scores : APC 13,112 , PDP.
Gubio local government area: Registered Voters; 38,849 , accredited voters, 11,346 , total votes cast, 11,346. Party scores, APC 10,207, PDP 510.
Nganzai local government area: Total valid votes ; 8058. Party scores; APC 6804 , PDP 975 .
Magumeri local government area: Registered Voters; 50,991 ; accredited voters 14,364 , total valid votes 13,738 , total votes cast 14,364 . Party scores APC 12,739 , PDP 692.
Dikwa local government area: Registered Voters; 51,793 , accredited voters 18, 298 , total valid votes , 17,989 . Party scores, APC 17, 805 , PDP 100.
Guzamala local government area: Registered Voters ; 38, 805 , accredited voters 6,284 , total valid votes , 5971 . Party scores ; APC 5,370 , PDP 521.
Abadam local government area : Registered Voters 45, 707 , total votes cast 6, 554 . Party scores , APC 5,907 , PDP 521.
Others obtained Monday morning are; Ngala LGA: APC 50,151, PDP 138, Marte LGA: APC10,414, PDP 182, Kukawa LGA: APC 11,225 and PDP scored 341, while KAGA LGA: APC scored 14,512, with PDP having 363.
Meantime, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hon. Usman Zanah has emerged as the winner of Kaga, Magumeri and Gubio federal constituency of the just concluded Presidential/ National Assembly election held in Borno State, Saturday 23rd of February 2019.
The APC candidate, Hon. Usman Zanah polled 30,683 against the PDP’s Bilal Ali’s 7,722 in Kaga, Magumeri and Gubio votes to win the election.
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Hon. Usman Zanah won in almost all of the 13 wards of Magumeri, 15 wards of Kaga and 10 wards of the Gubio federal constituency while the PDP candidate won in three wards.
Declaring the winner, the INEC Returning Officer, Associate Professor Musa Abdullahi said that “the APC candidate Usman Zanah, having satisfy the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is here by declared the winner”. Details later.
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