Atiku Wins In SGF Mustapha, FCT Minister’s Polling Units

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has lost his polling unit to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

The SGF had cast his votes at polling Unit 022, Taraba liaison office in Yola North council area, Adamawa State, at exactly 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Atiku got 90 votes, the APC, in Mustapha’s unit, had 40 votes while the Labour Party polled 23 votes.

The SGF had earlier expressed hope that the presidential and National Assembly elections would be free, fair, and transparent.

“I’m expecting it (elections) will be fair, free, peaceful, and credible election and inclusive. That’s my expectation,” Mustapha said after voting.

He commended the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring credible and peaceful elections.

According to him, the electoral body has been able to improve the electoral system most especially with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine for the election exercise.

When asked about his confidence in the electronic machine, Mr Mustapha said: “The BVAS is a Biomodal machine and as often as possible you can experience few hitches and it would later clear but nothing very major.”

In a related development, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Muhammad Musa Bello, also lost his polling unit to PDP.

Bello, who voted at the same polling unit 012, Ajiya ward, with Atiky, saw PDP win the presidential poll.

The former Vice President polled 282 votes against Bola Tinubu’s 57 votes.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party scored six votes and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled just one vote.