The collation of results for the Adamawa State governorship election has commenced at the state collation centre in Yola, the state capital, Premium Times reports.
Premium Times wrote that results are expected from the 21 local governments in the state to decide the winner among the 15 candidates participating in the election.
The state has 2,186,465 registered voters according to INEC.
After the elections, results were announced at polling units, after which they were collated and announced at wards. From the ward collation centres, the results were further collated for each of the local governments across the state and finally at the state collation centre.
The major candidates in the governorship race are the incumbent governor of the state, Ahmadu Fintiri, under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aishatu Dahiru, popularly called Binani.
Binani is considered the only woman with a realistic chance of winning the governorship election in the 28 states where the governorship elections are being held.
JADA LGA
Governorship
No. Reg. Voters: 112,462
No. Acc. Voters: 46,423
AA – 25
ADC – 112
ADP – 95
APC – 20,899
APGA – 43
APM – 53
APP – 19
LP – 152
NNPP – 214
NRM – 94
PDP – 22,933
PRP – 216
SDP – 753
YPP – 81
ZLP – 11
Total valid Votes: 45,700
Rejected votes: 698
Total Vote cast: 46,398
GUYUK LGA
Code: 01
Governorship
No. Reg. Voters: 79,506
No. Acc. Voters: 33,629
AA – 3
ADC – 55
ADP – 49
APC – 14,172
APGA – 16
APM – 7
APP – 5
LP – 46
NNPP – 11
NRM – 29
PDP – 18,427
PRP – 9
SDP – 422
YPP – 10
ZLP – 1
Total valid Votes: 33,262
Rejected votes: 341
Total Vote cast: 33,603
LAMURDE LGA
No. Of Registered Voters: 80,192
No. Of accredited voters: 29,512
AA 03
ADC 296
ADP 50
APC 9,376
APGA 15
APM 09
APP 05
LP 97
NNPP 57
NRM 28
PDP 19,102
PRP 13
SDP 126
YPP 16
ZLP 104
Total Valid Votes: 29,204
Total Rejected votes: 295
Total Votes Cast: 29,498.