Mr Bello is defeating Mr Nasko for the second time. In 2015, Mr Bello garnered 593,702 votes against Mr Nasko who scored 239,772 votes.
Governor Abubakar Bello
The governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has been declared winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Mr Bello, running under the All Progressive Congress (APC) will serve another four years in office after defeating his major challenger, Umar Nasko of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a landslide victory.
The returning officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Angela Freeman, announced that Mr Bello polled 526,412 votes to defeat Mr Nasko who had 298,065 votes.
“Mr Bello having satisfied and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared returned elected,” she said.
Mr Bello is defeating Mr Nasko for the second time. In 2015, Mr Bello garnered 593,702 votes against Mr Nasko who scored 239,772 votes.
See details of the final result below.
Total Registered Voters – 2,377,034
Accredited Voters – 925,518
Total Valid Votes – 900,871
Rejected Votes – 19,609
Total Vote Cast – 920,480
ACD – 14,230
ACPN – 137
ADC – 1,434
ADP- 36,015
AGA – 2,422
APA – 902
APC – 526,412
APGA – 4,680
APP – 153
BNPP – 188
CAP – 57
DA – 84
FJP – 76
GPN – 53
JMPP – 56
KP – 188
LP – 988
LPN – 5,457
MPN – 181
NCMP – 308
NCP – 155
NNPP – 256
NRM – 2,526
PDP – 298,065
PPC – 553
PPN – 2,333
PRP – 1000
SDP – 1,699
UDP – 101
WTPN – 39
ZLP – 123