Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Muhamadu Buhari won in Yobe with a total 497, 914 ahead of his rival, PDP Atiku Abubakar who got 50,763.

INEC Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, Prof Abubakar Musa Gundiri, who is also the Vice Chancellor Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State announced the results at the INEC collation Centre in Damaturu, Yobe capital just now.

He said Buhari scored 85 percent of the 586, 137 total votes cast. Atiku’s 50, 763 votes also represent 8.6 percent of the votes cast.

Yobe has a total of  1, 365,913 registered voters. Out of the figure, he said 601,059 voters were accredited for the election, 559,365 recorded as valid votes while 26,772 votes were rejected.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR YOBE STATE 2019

  1. Bursari APC 22,253 PDP 2,555

  1. Jakusko APC 34,424 PDP 3,390

  1. Gulani APC 22,858 PDP 2,612

  1. Bade APC 42,485 PDP 3,295

  1. Nguru APC 36,433 PDP 5,352

  1. Yunusari APC 23,837 PDP 939

  1. Potiskum APC 62,101 PDP 4,331

  1. Fune APC 43,948 PDP 5,707

  1. Yusufari APC 22,157 PDP 3,567

  1. Fika APC 42,488 PDP, 5522

  1. Geidam APC 16,338 PDP 613

  1. Tarmuwa APC 12,122 PDP 1,269

  1. Damaturu APC 35,772 PDP 2,099

  1. Machina APC 14,619 PDP 2,315

  1. Karasuwa APC 22,377 PDP 3,692

  1. Gujba APC 12,227 PDP 325

  1. Nangere APC 31,475 PDP 3180