Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe state has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Declaring the results Sunday, the Returning Officer, Professor Saminu Ibrahim said the governor won by polling a total of 285,369 votes against Inuwa Yahaya’s 205,132 votes
Ambode Defeats Agbaje In Lagos
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the governorship election conducted in Lagos State, Nigeria by defeating his major contestant, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Ambode polled 811,994 votes to beat Agbaje who polled 659,788 votes in the results declared by the Returning Officer, Lagos State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Sunday in Yaba, Lagos.
Agbaje so much backed on the Igbos, he was able to win five Local Governments. They are Ajeromi Ifelodun, Amuwo Odofin, Oshodi/Isolo, Surulere and Ojo, while Ambode won in 15 Local Governments.
The results:
……………………………………APC PDP
IBEJU LEKKI 14,696 11,292
Lagos Island 34,232 16,111
Badagry 27,086 22,664
Ajeromi Ifelodun 42,954 52,596
Eti-Osa 28,082 24,486
Mainland 31,836 26,889
Ikeja 33,178 26,419
Amuwo Odofin 26,349 35,168
Oshodi Isolo 42,835 43,904
Ifako Ijaiye 46,485 26,898
Epe 31,498 13,425
Ikorodu 52,061 35,259
Apapa 22,169 19,486
Surulere 51,404 54,202
Mushin 60,220 38,620
Agege 46,909 32,885
Ojo 31,910 34,693
Kosofe 53,890 40,253
Alimosho 90,558 67,480
Jimi Agbaje concedes defeat
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje, was said to have called and congratulated Mr Ambode on his victory in the polls.
Reports said he called Ambode at 6.50pm said he was looking forward to a more prosperous Lagos.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Saturday Sokoto State governorship election.
Tambuwal defeated his main rival, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Senator Abdalla Wali with 647,609 votes as against Wali who polled 269,074.
The Returning Officer, Prof Abdul Bagudu who is the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the Usman Danfodio University announced the results.
Masari wins Katsina
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari has been declared winner of last Saturday governorship election in Katsina State.
The former Speaker Scored 943,085 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Musa Nashuni, who scored 476,768.
El-Rufai Wins Kaduna
All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai won Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kaduna State.
He polled 1,117,635 votes to defeat the incumbent Governor Ramalan Yero of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored a total of 485,833 votes in the 23 local government areas of the state.
El-rufai won in 17 local governments, while Governor Yero won in 6 local government areas.
Ahmed Wins Re-election In Kwara
The Returning Officer for the governorship election in Kwara State, Prof. Musbau Akanji, has declared the APC Governorship Candidate, Abdulfatah Ahmed, as the winner of the election.
APC polled 395,832 votes, PDP scored 115,220 while LP got 2,973 votes.
