News
Buni wins Yobe State Governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Umaru Pate, announced the result in Damaturu on Sunday.
Pate said that Buni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 317,113 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Alhaji Sherif Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 124,259 votes.
That Buni Mai Mala of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner of the election and returned elected,” he said.
Pate, also the Vice Chancellor, Federal University Kashere in Gombe, said Alhaji Garba Umar of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) came a distant third with 14,246 votes, while Arabi Mohammed of the Action Alliance (AA) polled 3,260.
He said the number of registered voters was 1,485,141, while the number of total accredited voters was 459,492, saying that the number of valid votes was 444,567, while the number of rejected votes was 13,214 and the total votes cast was 457,781
Daily Post
-
News6 days agoAPC Primaries: Bala Wunti Demands Level Playing Ground in Bauchi Governorship Race
-
News5 days agoPDP Senatorial Primaries: Dabo, Abdulkadir, Bello Emerge Candidates in Bauchi
-
News5 days agoDolphin Maria College Bows to Pressure, Allows Student to Sit for WAEC Exams
-
News6 days agoJUST IN: Bauchi 2027: Senator Shehu Buba Withdraws from APC Governorship Race
-
News19 hours agoPRP Governorship Aspirant Drags Senator Shehu Buba to Court Over Alleged Imposition
-
News1 day ago2027: We have no reason not to vote Gov Bala for Senate – Bauchi Commissioner, Prof Ketkukah
-
News4 days agoAPC Primaries: Defection Looms in Bauchi as Toro Stakeholders Seek Tinubu’s Intervention
-
News2 days ago2027: Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primary in Bauchi, Pate Warns Against Defection
