The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Atiku Abubakar has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Katsina State.
Abubakar polled a total number of 489,045 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes.
The candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has 69,386, followed by the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi who secured 6,376 votes.
Atiku was announced as the winner of the poll by the Returning Officer of the state, Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, at the INEC Presidential Election Collation Centre in Katsina.
He won 13 out of the state’s 34 LGAs with APC’s Tinubu winning 21 LGAs. Despite winning fewer LGAs, Mr. Abubakar was able to secure victory in the home state of the President with an APC Governor.
To pull off a victory in the state, Mr. Abubakar won Batsari, Mashi, Kurfi, Batagarawa, Dutsinma, Kusada, Mani, Kankia, Kankara, Bakori, Jibia, Katsina, and Safana LGAs and secured significant votes in the other LGAs.
While Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP scooped 69,386 to come third, Labour Party’s Peter Obi notched 6,376 to come a distant third.
According to the INEC Returning Officer in the state, elections were canceled in certain polling units in Baure, Danmusa, Dutsinma, Funtua, Kafur, Kankara, Katsina, Kurfi, Kusada, Mai’adua, Malumfashi, Mashi, Sabuwa and Safana LGAs.
