The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bala Muhammed, the incumbent Governor of Bauchi state as the winner of the governorsip election.
The Returning officer for the governorship election in Bauchi, Prof. Abdulkarim Mohammed and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa, said Bala Mohammed of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP polled 525,281 to defeat his closest rival, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadiq of the All progressives Congress, (APC) who scored 432,272 votes.
The Returning Officer, declared that “the incumbent Governor, Mohammed the winner, having fulfilled all the requirements of the law.”
The returning officer said that the total number of registered voters stood at 2,749,268 while accredited voters were 1,058,381.
Governor Bala won 13 Local Government Areas while APC Umar scored 7 out of the Local Government Areas in Bauchi state.
Here are the Local Government Areas results of the APC and PDP from the state collation center.
- Dass LGA
APC: 11, 773
PDP: 14,471
- Darazo LGA
APC: 23,544
PDP: 19,735
- Alkalari LGA
APC: 15, 798
PDP: 34, 387
- Ningi LGA
APC: 23, 795
PDP: 29, 515
- Tafawa balewa LGA
APC: 22, 928
PDP: 35, 100
- Katagum LGA
APC: 35, 774
PDP: 25,218
- Misau LGA
APC: 26, 448
PDP: 16,351
- Toro LGA
APC: 29,848
PDP: 65,454
9.Bauchi LGA
APC: 69,850
PDP: 80,390
10.Itas gadau LGA
APC: 16,206
PDP: 18,778
- Gamawa LGA
APC: 22,565
PDP: 21,558
- Kirfi LGA
APC: 11,631
PDP: 13,454
- Zaki LGA
APC: 19, 637
PDP: 26, 420
- Bogoro LGA
APC: 10, 436
PDP: 16, 589
- Giade LGA
APC: 18,023
PDP: 14,145
- Ja’amare LGA
APC: 11,865
PDP: 13,693
- Ganguwa LGA
APC: 20,924
PDP: 17,606
- Dambam LGA
APC: 11, 325
PDP: 13,304
- Shira LGA
APC: 21,644
PDP: 25,373
