The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has defeated Bola Tinubu, in the state of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Abubakar, defeated Tinubu the All Progressive Congress (APC), presidential candidate in Katsina State, polling 489,045 votes across the 34 local government areas in the state.
Tinubu, the former Lagos Governor came second with 482,045 votes in the presidential election held on Saturday, 25 February.
The result was announced early Monday by the Katsina State Presidential Election Returning Officer, Prof. Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau.
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, came a distant third with 69,385 votes, followed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party who secured 6,376 votes.
Other political parties that scored votes in the presidential election in Katsina state were A 255; AA 523; AAC 234; ADC 1405; ADP 1798; APGA 1391; APM 603; APP 269; BP 327; NRM 1053; PRP 1986; SDP 339; YPP 1029 and ZLP 371.
Gusau noted that the presidential election results were cancelled in some polling units in 15 LGAs due to thuggery and over voting, among other reasons.
In the National Assembly elections in the State, the APC cleared all the three senatorial seats and nine out of the 15 House of Representatives seats leaving the opposition PDP with six reps seats.
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