President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated Atiku Abubakar in Nasarawa state for the first time since 2003.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lafia announce on Monday Buhari polled 279,315 votes to defeat Atiku who scored 241,419 votes.
Buhari won in eight local governments while Atiku won in five local governments.
This will be the first time the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be losing Nasarawa in a presidential election since the return to democracy in 1999.
