The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced Gombe State’s final results of the presidential election held across the country on Saturday, February 25, with Atiku Abubakar winning with 319,123 votes.

According to INEC, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scored 146,977 votes; Peter Obi of Labour Party, LP, 26,160 votes; Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 319,123 votes, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, 10,520 votes.

These are the top four contenders of the 18 candidates of different political parties eyeing the top seat.

It’s a swansong of contesting for Tinubu and Atiku. While the former vice-president is 76-year-old, Tinubu, the ‘City Boy’ is 70. By next election circle, they will be 80 and 74, respectively.

However, Peter Obi, aged 61, carries the hoep of millions of Nigerians, especially youths demanding a new beginning.

Others are Dumebi Kachikwu of the African Democratic Congress; Kola Abiola, People’s Redemption Party; Omoyele Sowore, Africa Action Congress; Adewole Adebayo, Social Democratic Party; Malik Ado-Ibrahim, Young Progressive Party.

Prof Christopher Imumulen, Accord Party; Prof Peter Umeadi, All Progressives Grand Alliance; and Yusuf Mamman Dan Talle, Allied Peoples Movement.

Also in the contest are Hamza Al-Mustapha, Action Alliance; Sani Yusuf, Action Democratic Party; Nnnadi Osita, Action Peoples Party; Oluwafemi Adenuga, Boot Party; Osakwe Felix Johnson, National Rescue Movement; and Nwanyanwu Daniel Daberechukwu, Zenith Labour Party.