Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, was declared the winner of the Borno State presidential election on February 25 after receiving the most votes among the other 17 candidates.
Prof. Jude Rabo, the Borno State Presidential Election Collation Officer, declared Tinubu the winner after he received 252,282 votes from voters in the 27 local government areas.
The LGAS include Gubio, Kaga, Magumeri, Mafa, Kwaya Kusar, Konduga, Nganzai, Dikwa, Bayo, Abadan, Mobbar, Gwoza, Shani, Kala/Balge, Ngala, Marte, Jere, Askira, Chibok, Monguno, Damboa, Hawul, Guzamala, Biu and Kukawa.
Tinubu is about 60,000 votes ahead of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, who garnered 190,921 votes.
Also, Peter Obi’s Labour party polled 7,205 votes, leaving Rabiu Kwankwaso’s New Nigeria Peoples Party with 4,626 votes.
The results as announced at the collation Centre as as follows:
Total registered voters: 2,497,337
Total accredited voters: 499,543
Total valid votes: 465,287
Total rejected votes: 32,658
Total votes cast: 497,945
The breakdown according to political parties is as follows:
A – 541
AA – 915
AAC – 349
ADC – 1,654
ADP – 1,475
APC – 252,282
APGA – 1,211
APM- 584
APP- 538
BP – 207
LP – 7,205
NNPP – 4,626
NRM – 770
PDP – 190,921
PRP – 620
SDP – 406
YPP – 416
ZLP – 567
By local government, the breakdown is as follows:
1. Gubio LGA
APC – 3, 519
PDP – 2, 127
NNPP – 30
LP – 07
2. Kaga LGA
APC – 5,361
PDP – 2, 608
NNPP – 16
LP – 1
3. Magumeri LGA
APC – 5, 424
PDP – 3, 399
NNPP – 32
LP – 1
4. Mafa LGA
APC – 14, 821
PDP – 1,077
NNPP – 38
LP – 6
5. Kwaya Kusar LGA
APC – 8, 420
PDP – 7,254
NNPP – 328
LP – 123
6. Konduga LGA
APC – 10, 012
PDP – 4, 119
NNPP – 111
LP – 76
7. Nganzai LGA
APC – 3, 468
PDP – 1, 513
NNPP – 12
LP – 01
8. Dikwa LGA
APC – 11, 030
PDP – 2, 773
NNPP – 254
LP – 08
9. Bayo LGA
APC – 8, 837
PDP – 6, 078
NNPP – 220
LP – 26
10. Abadan LGA
APC – 2,146
PDP – 686
NNPP – 14
LP – 00
11. Mobbar LGA
APC – 3,429
PDP – 1,649
NNPP – 66
LP – 00
12. Gwoza LGA
APC – 9,732
PDP – 9,674
NNPP – 95
LP – 396
13. Shani LGA
APC – 12,409
PDP – 9,053
NNPP – 170
LP – 264
14. Bama LGA
APC – 12, 579
PDP – 6, 617
NNPP – 118
LP – 19
15. Kala/Balge LGA
APC – 3,320
PDP – 912
NNPP – 18
LP – 4
16. Ngala LGA
APC – 8, 165
PDP – 1, 950
NNPP – 49
LP – 4
17 Marte LGA
APC – 5, 455
PDP – 1,653
NNPP – 12
LP – 1
18. Jere LGA
APC – 21,984
PDP – 19,060
NNPP – 801
LP – 991
19. Askira LGA
APC – 8,109
PDP – 15,544
NNPP – 94
LP – 688
20 Chibok LGA
APC – 4,191
PDP – 8,714
NNPP – 27
LP – 337
21 Monguno LGA
APC – 7,212
PDP – 2,801
NNPP – 39
LP – 08
22 Damboa LGA
APC – 10,119
PDP – 7,489
NNPP – 39
LP – 16
23 Hawul LGA
APC – 9,677
PDP -16,526
NNPP – 46
LP – 781
24 Biu LGA
APC – 13,906
PDP – 17,872
NNPP – 149
LP – 606
25 Kukawa LGA
APC – 3,983
PDP – 1,856
NNPP – 17
LP – 01
26 Maiduguri Municipal Council
APC – 42,306
PDP – 36,948
NNPP – 1,827
LP – 2,840
27 Guzamala
APC – 2,668
PDP – 969
NNPP – 04
LP – 00
Total votes from 27 LGAs:
APC: 252,282
PDP: 190,921
NNPP: 4,626
LP: 7,205
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