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APC wins Borno governorship seat

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By Olukayode Michael, Maiduguri

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has been declared the winner of the gubernatorial election in Borno State.
He swept aside 31 other contestants, scoring 1,175,440 to beat his closest opponent, Alhaji Mohammed Imam who garnered a paltry 66,115 votes.
Declaring Zulum as the governor-elect, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed Gali, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Kasheri, Gombe State, who is the returning officer of Borno Governorship Election, said 2,316, 218 were registered voters with 1,292,138 accredited to vote.
He said 1,266,967 were total valid votes, with 22,060 votes rejected out of 1,289,027 total votes cast.
Declaring Prof. Zulum as the governor-elect of Borno State, Prof. Gali said the APC candidate has satisfied the requirement of scoring the highest number votes.>
He said: “Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum of the APC having satisfied the requirements of law and score the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner of the election.”
Below is the score of the two major parties according to local governments:
 Mafa
 APC- 53,011
PDP- 163

 Marte
APC- 19,329
PDP- 173

Monguno
APC-41,999
PDP- 493

Guzamala
APC- 28,030
PDP- 277

Konduga
APC- 31,484
 PDP- 2,407
 
Dikwa
APC- 22,138
PDP- 1,542
 
 Gwoza
APC- 120,213
 PDP- 3,118

 Kala-Balge
APC- 35,780
 PDP- 497
 Kwaya-Kusar
 APC- 19,790
 PDP- 6,866
Ngala
APC- 42,301
PDP- 1,910
 Biu
APC- 46,794
PDP- 5,497
Askira-Uba
APC- 58,719
PDP- 9,800
Bayo
APC- 33,752
PDP- 1,903

Gubio
APC- 33,208
PDP- 419

 Kaga
APC- 16,647
PDP- 1,166

Nganzai

 APC -20,196
PDP- 907
Magumeri
APC- 22,261
PDP- 123
Abadam
APC- 9,968
PDP- 50
Kukawa
APC- 29,040
PDP- 344

Mobbar
 APC- 35,828
 PDP- 622
Damboa
APC- 36,617

PDP- 721
 Chibok

APC- 19,370
PDP- 1,804
Shani
APC- 23,006
 PDP- 8,405

MMC
APC- 168,952
PDP- 5,493
 Hawul
APC- 29,845
PDP- 7,039

Bama
APC- 54,783  PDP- 1,036
Jere
APC- 122,384
PDP- 3,440u

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