All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari has floored his closest contender, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday poll in Kaduna.
According to the results collated and announced by Kaduna State Presidential election Collation Officer, Professor Bello B. Shehu, APC’s Muhammadu Buhari polled 993,482 to defeat PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, who polled 613,318.
Buhari won in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state, while Atuku won in the remaining nine local government areas.
APC won in Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon Gari, Ikara, Kauru, Giwa, Soba, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Zaria, Lere, Kaduna North and Kaduna South local government areas.
PDP on the other hand won in Zango Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru, Kagarko, Jaba local, Chikun, Jema’a, Kachia and Sanga local government areas.
The results of the presidential election local government by local government are as follow;
- KUBAU LG
APC: 67,140
PDP: 13,296
- MAKARFI LG
APC: 36,625
PDP: 14,494
- IKARA LG
APC: 44,021
PDP: 14,464
- KAURA LG
APC: 6,907
PDP: 33,647
- JABA LG
APC: 6,400
PDP: 22,758
- KUDAN
APC: 30,577
PDP: 11,697
- ZANGO KATAF
APC: 10,411
PDP: 62,622
- SABON GARI
APC: 58,467
PDP: 22,644
- SOBA
APC: 51,548
PDP: 10,656
- KAURU
APC: 33,578
PDP: 27,041
- KAGARKO
APC: 16,663
PDP: 21,605
- KAJURU
APC: 7,888
PDP: 31,446
- GIWA
APC: 45,574
PDP: 9,838
- IGABI LG
APC: 97,308
PDP: 20,281
- JEMA’A
APC: 19,412
PDP: 61,763
- BIRNIN GWARI
APC: 33,786
PDP: 8,206
- K/SOUTH
APC: 92,637
PDP: 41,004
- ZARIA
APC: 111,082
PDP: 21,882
- CHIKUN
APC: 21,930
PDP: 82,909
- SANGA
APC: 14,860
PDP: 17,411
- KACHIA
APC: 24,905
PDP: 40,337
- LERE
APC: 64,299
PDP: 32,426
K/NORTH
APC: 97,514
PDP: 27,185
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