Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has that with results declared for 10 of 20 local government areas (LGAs) in the Adamawa State supplementary governorship election, Ahmadu Fintiri seems likely to retain his position as the Governor of the Northeastern State.
As of 1:19 am on Sunday, Fintiri under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won seven LGAs, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Aishatu Ahmed, came out on top in three LGAs.
According to the declaration of results by the state collation officer of the Independent National Electoral Officer (INEC), the PDP had 124 votes in Demsa LGA, while the APC got 43.
The ruling party also won in Lamurde taking 580 votes next to the APC’s 285. In Jada, it had 271 votes while the APC scored 145. Likewise, the party won in Ganye LGA, taking scoring 309 votes as opposed to the APC’s 176.
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In Shelleng LGA, the PDP led garnering 299 votes opposite the APC’s 223. The same was the case in Maiha where the PDP got 207 as against the APC’s 172. Also, in Hong LGA, the PDP scored 1,056 votes next to APC’s 361.
In Yola South LGA, the APC polled 797 votes next to the PDP’s 678, while in Song LGA taking 558 while the PDP scored 411. Also, in Yola North, the APC got 368 votes, whereas the PDP polled 357.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the 20 LGAs where the governorship rerun took place and their respective number of polling units are as follows:
Demsa – 1
Ganye – 1
Girei – 3
Gombi – 1
Guyuk 2
Hong – 5
Jada – 1
Lamurde – 3
Madagali – 1
Maiha – 1
Mayo Belwa – 3
Michika – 7
Mubi North – 6
Mubi/South – 2
Numan – 14
Shelleng – 3
Song – 4
Toungo – 2
Yola North – 3
Yola South – 6
Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP came into the rerun with a lead margin of 31,049 votes over his closest challenger, Aishatu Ahmed Binani of the APC.