Despite losing his polling unit on Election Day, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has won the election conducted in his home state, Adamawa.
Officials results were announced on Tuesday at the National Collation Centre in Abuja.
Atiku polled 410,266 votes to defeat Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 378,078 votes.
The AAC polled 282 votes, ADC: 3,989, ADP: 329 while the SDP got 978 votes.
Total number of registered voters was put at 1,959,322. Number of accredited voters was 874,920. A total number of 860,756 votes were cast. Valid Votes were put at 811,534 while 49,222 votes were rejected.
Buhari clinched 11 of the state’s 21 local government areas while Atiku won 10.
The PDP lost Adamawa to Buhari in 2015 presidential election.
See full results below:
Mubi North Local Government
APC – 26,746
PDP – 23,156
Shelleng Local Government
APC – 13,531
PDP – 11, 912
Girie Local Government
APC – 17,765
PDP – 14,673
Yola North Local Government
APC – 43,865
PDP – 27,789
Numan Local Government
APC – 10,610
PDP – 23,469
Demsa Local Government
APC – 6,989
PDP – 29,997
Hong Local Government
APC – 20,471
PDP – 23,039
Ganye Local Government
APC – 20,360
PDP – 17,770
Guyuk Local Government
APC – 10,825
PDP – 22,059
Lamurde Local Government
APC – 8,123
PDP – 21,404
Yola South Local Government
APC – 34,534
PDP – 20,414
Mayo Belwa Local Government
APC – 20,842
PDP – 23,734
Mubi South Local Government
APC – 19,361
PDP – 10,514
Madagali Local Government
APC – 8,208
PDP – 14,594
Maiha Local Government
APC – 17,034
PDP – 7,916
Song Local Government
APC – 17,352
PDP – 22,648
Fufore Local Government
APC – 29,507
PDP – 16,430
Gombi Local Government
APC – 12,805
PDP – 18172
Jada Local Government
APC – 21,322
PDP – 22877
Michika Local Government
APC – 10,669
PDP – 32,085
Toungo Local Government
APC – 7,149
PDP – 5,614.
Total:
APC – 377,488
PDP – 412,266.
