Gombe Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has been declared winner of Saturday’s contest.
The State Returning Officer for Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Memuna Waziri who announced the results said Yahaya scored 342,821 to defeat PDP’s Jibrin Barde who scored 233,131 while the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP Candidate Khamisu Mailantarki scored 19,861.
She announced that a total of 21, 390 votes were rejected living 605, 355 valid votes out of the total number of 1,575,794.
Gombe Governorship Election Results
Balanga LGA
APC – 25, 341
PDP – 20,085
NNPP – 1130
Shongom LGA
APC – 23,604
PDP -23,412
NNPP -847
Dukku LGA
APC -35,207
PDP -14,182
NNPP -1079
Biliri LGA
APC -14,752
PDP – 23,066
NNPP -3421
Kaltungo LGA
APC – 21,015
PDP – 21,321
NNPP – 1129
Nafada LGA
APC – 15,026
PDP – 9,378
NNPP – 411
Gombe LGA
APC – 58,645
PDP – 31,605
NNPP – 4878
Kwami LGA
APC – 33,956
PDP – 17,454
NNPP – 1087
Yamaltu Deba LGA
APC – 43,982
PDP – 28,538
NNPP – 2320
Funakaye LGA
APC – 30,371
PDP – 17,332
NNPP – 606
Akko LGA
APC – 50,919
PDP – 36,759
NNPP – 2,953
