The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defeated his main rival, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state.
Returning Officer for Katsina State, Muazu Abubakar, who announced this yesterday, February 26, said that Atiku got 489,045 votes to lead Tinubu, who collected 482, 283 votes with a margin of 6,762 votes.
He said that Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) scored 69,386 votes.
He said that Tinubu won in 21 local government areas, while Atiku won in 13 council areas out of the state’s 34 local government areas.
