2019 Election

Live Updates: Election Results From 2019 Governorship Election In Borno State

Published

9 March 2019

4:30 PM

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Voting has officially ended by 2:00pm at all various polling units located in Borno State and results are already trickling in from the units.

Generally, there was a low turn out of voters compared to the crowd during the February 23 presidential elections.

Naija News brings you latest update on results trickling in as official figures are also expected from the Independent National Electoral Commission later.

Please keep refreshing the page to get the latest updates.

The returning officer for the Borno gubernatorial election, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed Gali, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Kasheri, Gombe State, at about 12pm after announcing the results of the last local government, Jere, asked for a break to allow for the addition of all the elections brought in from all the councils before the victor is declared.

He said they will reconvene at 3pm to announce the winner of the election.

After results from 26 LGAs have been declared, Babagana Umara Zulum, APC governorship candidate, polled a record-breaking 1,147,465 votes (representing 94.6%) to beat his rival Mohammed Imam of the PDP who got 65,653 votes (5.4%).

The Borno State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Babagana Zullum, has won 13 of the 27 local government areas in Borno, as election result collation progresses.

Here is a breakdown of results by local government.

Mafa
APC- 53,011
PDP- 163

Marte
APC- 19,329
PDP- 173

Monguno
APC-41,999
PDP- 493

Guzamala
APC- 28,030
PDP- 277

Konduga
APC- 31,484
PDP- 2,407

Dikwa
APC- 22,138
PDP- 1,542

Gwoza
APC- 120,213
PDP- 3,118

Kala-Balge
APC- 35,780
PDP- 497

Kwaya-Kusar
APC- 19,790
PDP- 6,866

Ngala
APC- 42,301
PDP- 1,910

Biu
APC- 46,794
PDP- 5,497