Atiku Narrowly Defeats Buhari In Benue

 

 

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election in Benue State.

 

The former vice president defeated the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his main challenger.

 

Announcing the result in the state collation office in Makurdi in the early hours of Tuesday, the chief returning officer of the state and vice chancellor of the University of Jos, Sebastian Maimako, said the PDP polled 355,355 against the APC’s 347,668.

 

The PDP candidate won in 13 out of the 23 local governments of the state while Mr Buhari won 10.

 

Mr Abubakar won in Samuel Ortom, the state governor’s local government while Mr Buhari won in the George Akume, the APC leader’s local government.

 

Find full details of results below:

 

BENUE STATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS

LOGO

 

APC – 3,872

PDP – 28,227

 

GUMA

 

APC – 6,172

PDP – 21,641

 

OHIMINI

 

APC – 7,865

PDP – 6,775

 

GWER WEST

 

 

 

APC – 6,275

PDP – 14,660

 

OBI

 

APC – 7,336

PDP – 7,803

 

AGATU

 

APC – 4,170

PDP – 8,225

 

APA

 

APC – 5,255

PDP – 8,073

 

TARKA

 

 

 

APC – 12,197

PDP – 4,875

 

ADO

 

APC – 5,373

PDP – 8,614

 

KONSHISHA

 

APC – 27,165

PDP – 8,726

 

USHONGO

 

APC – 18,764

PDP – 15,479

 

OKPOKWU

 

APC – 5,956

PDP – 11,974

 

OGBADIGBO

 

APC – 6,970

PDP – 8,889

 

OJU

 

 

 

APC – 14,062

PDP – 10,451

 

MAKURDI

 

APC – 39,584

PDP – 24,649

 

OTUKPO

 

APC – 17,460

PDP – 15,547

 

UKUM

 

APC – 15,806

PDP – 18,827

 

GWER EAST

 

APC – 14,907

PDP – 18,192

 

BURUKU

 

APC – 17,033

PDP – 23,236

 

KATSINA-ALA

 

APC – 20,315

PDP – 24,197

 

KWANDE

 

APC – 27,273

PDP – 20,173

 

GBOKO

 

APC – 35,750

PDP – 31,117

 

VANDEIKYA

 

APC – 28,108

PDP – 16,467

 

TOTAL

APC – 347,668

PDP – 355,355