#NigeriaDecides: Ex-APC Chair, Gov Buni Loses LGA To Atiku In Yobe

Former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, failed to secure victory for his party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his Gujba Local Government Area (LGA) area of Yobe State.

Naija News understands that the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, won the polls in Gujba LGA in Saturday’s presidential election.

The results announced by the returning officer of the LGA, Dr Musa Hassan El-Zamani, confirmed this on Sunday (today).

Atiku scored 8,204 votes against Tinubu who scored 6,643 votes in the area. The candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), scored 25 and 217 votes, respectively.

PDP Defeats APC In Niger Gubernatorial Candidate’s Constituency

Meanwhile, PDP candidate for the House of Representatives, Chanchaga Federal Constituency of Niger State, Abubakar Abdul Buba, defeated the APC Candidate, Abubakar Adamu, the younger brother to the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar at the just concluded National Assembly elections in the state, Naija News understands.

Announcing the results at the Former Education Resource Centre, Minna, the Niger State Capital, Professor Mercy Modupe Adeyeye said Buba of the PDP scored a total of 35, 688 votes while Ado Salami of the APC scored 19, 282.