Atiku leads in Adamawa with 11 LGAs; Labour trails
Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is leading his home state of Adamawa, Peoples Gazette.
The election results collated so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yola, Adamawa capital, showed Mr Abubakar was costing home to victory.
Twelve out of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Adamawa have been announced and Mr Abubabakar won in 11, leaving Labour with one LGA while the APC failed to garner traction.
Hudu Yunusa, Adamawa State Residential Electoral Commissioner (REC), who is currently overseeing the announcement, had said the announcement for election results would be announced as they come in from the LGAs.
Mr Yunusa said it was better to patiently await the arrival of the election results than join the bandwagons in spreading the “fake news” of an election that was yet to be announced.
“Please bear with us. It is better for news to be late than to be fake. This is my watchword. It is better that we have the news late than to fake it and throw it out to the public,” Mr Yunusa had told journalists who were at the INEC collation centre at No. 33, Galadima Aminu Way, Jimeta-Yola, as early as 10 am on Sunday.
The Gazette reported that heavily armed security officers of the Civil Defence, Nigerian Army, State Security Service, police, among others, were currently manning the collation centre as of the time of this report.
The 12 LGA results collated so far by INEC in Adamawa:
1. Lamurde LGA
APC 3,645
PDP. 9,912
LP. 9,744
2. Girei LGA
APC. 8,531
PDP. 1,557
LP. 3,749
3. Shelleng. LGA
APC. 6,213
PDP. 14,765
LP. 1,028
4. Toungo. LGA
APC. 4,163
PDP. 7,401
LP. 651
5. Guyuk LGA
APC. 5,904
PDP. 13,942
LP. 8,165
6. Ganye LGA
APC. 10,112
PDP. 21,672
LP. 1,069
7. Mayobelwa LGA
APC. 13,271
PDP. 23,479
LP. 1,392
8. Fufore LGA
APC. 12,633
PDP. 26,049
LP. 897
9. Song LGA
APC. 10,993
PDP. 20,406
LP 8,506
10. Numan LGA
APC. 5,115
PDP. 8,984
LP. 10,229
11. Demsa LGA
APC. 5,746
PDP 17,166
LP 7,962
12. Yola South LGA
APC. 13,552
PDP. 31,774
LP 3,469
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