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BREAKING: Tinubu Defeats Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi in Core Northern State
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BREAKING: Tinubu Defeats Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi in Core Northern State

by  Bada Yusuf 1 min read

The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential election in Jigawa State, north-west Nigeria.

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The INEC resident electoral commissioner in the state, Professor Muhammad Bashar, declared Tinubu as winner with 421,390 votes at the state collation centre on Monday, Premium Times reported.

Nyesom Wike/Bola Tinubu/Peter Obi/Atiku Abubakar/PDP/APC/Labour Party/2023 Election
Tinubu gets major win in Jigawa, leads others. Photo Credit: Peter Obi, Nyesom Wike
Source: Twitter

Bashar said he defeated the candidate of the People Democratic Party, (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, who scored 386,587 votes.

Tinubu won with a margin of 34,803

The candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso, got 98,234 votes while Peter Obi of Labour Party got 1,889

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Below are the presidential results from the 27 local government areas

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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