Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Senator representing Kano Central and former presidential aspirant, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, delivered his polling unit to the presidential candidate of his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
However, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the local government area
Official results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) at the unit level of the exercise indicated that at Kwankwaso’s polling unit, Atiku scored 278 votes while got 215 votes.
The PDP similarly defeated their rival at Kwankwaso’s ward with 2,812 votes to Buhari’s 2,323 votes.
The table, however, turned for the APC at the local government (Madobi) level where INEC coalition officer, Alhaji Sani Umar announced that the party scored 26,100 to Atiku’s 13,113 votes.
Meanwhile, results from Tofa Local Government Area showed that Buhari scored 19,984 votes to Atiku Abubakar’s 7,732 votes. Other Local Government Areas are: Garin Malam Local Government Area where Buhari scored 23,810 to Atiku’s 4, 861 votes, Kunchi Local Government Area where Buhari scored 20,375 to Atiku 14,983 votes as well as Bagwai Local Government Area where Buhari scored 23,315 to Atiku’s 10,585 votes. End.
Results of the remaining 40 local government areas of the state were being awaited at INEC’s headquarters in the state.