To be more specific, the presidential election in Jigawa State, in Northwest Nigeria, was won by Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Professor Muhammad Bashar, the resident electoral commissioner for INEC in the state, announced Tinubu’s victory with a tally of 421,390 votes on Monday at the state collation centre.
Mr Bashar claimed victory against People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar, who garnered 386,587 votes.
Mr Tinubu’s victory was decided by a margin of 34,803.
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the candidate for the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), received 98,234 votes, while Peter Obi, the candidate for the Labour Party, received 1,889.
The 27 LGAs’ presidential election results are shown here.
1. Gagarawa Local Government
APC 8,091 LP 29 NNPP 3770 PDP 8,870
2. Yankwashi Local Government Area
APC 7,920 LP 8 NNPP 480 PDP 6028
3. RONI Local Government Area
APC 13073 LP 36 NNPP 622 PDP 8001
4. AUYO Local Government Area
APC 18,201 LP 26 NNPP 2,889 PDP 13,210
5. Guri Local Government Area
APC 13594 LP 25 NNPP 5913 PDP 6402
6. KIYAWA Local Government Area
APC 18,701 LP 35 NNPP 756 PDP 17435
7. KAZAURE Local Government Area
APC 9430 LP 119 NNPP 4040 PDP 9827
8. GUMEL local government area
APC 6696 LP 78 NNPP 3935 PDP 9816
9. KAUGAMA Local Government area
APC 17506 LP 81 NNPP 4174 PDP 14514
10. KIRIKASAMA Local Government Area
APC 15455 LP 17 NNPP 2494 PDP 12691
11. MALAMMADORI Local Government Area
APC 14586 LP 49 NNPP 2479 PDP 13684
12. BUJI Local Government Area
APC. 11,867 LP 9 NNPP 343 PDP 10,868
13. SULE TANKARKAR
APC : – 14,971 LP : – 24 NNPP :-1500 PDP: – 12,919
14. MIGA local government area
APC : – 15,293 LP : – 9 NNPP :-950 PDP: – 12,038
15. GARKI local government area
APC: – 18,332 LP: – 39 NNPP:-6,870 PDP: – 9,614
16. TAURA local government area
APC. 18003 LP. 134 NNPP 6082 PDP. 11339
17. Gwiwa Local Government Area
APC. 16309 LP 2 NNPP 165 PDP 7643
18. MAIGATARI local government area
APC 14640 LP 34 NNPP 986 PDP. 13973
19: JAHUN Local Government Area
APC. 24338 LP. 32 NNPP 2133 PDP. 21683
20. KAFIN- HAUSA local government area
APC 22108 LP. 32 NNPP 2108 PDP. 20088
21. BIRNIWA local government area
APC 15150 LP. 29 NNPP. 2196 PDP. 12977
22. DUTSE Local Government Area
APC 16, 739 LP. 553 NNPP 2,717 PDP. 29, 951
23. BABURA local government area
APC: – 17,817 LP: -71 NNPP:-4,600 PDP: – 14,069
24. RINGIM local government area
APC. 18624 LP. 57 NNPP 15630 PDP. 11213
25. GWARAM Local Government Area
APC. 19026 LP 127 NNPP 12010 PDP 32907
26: BIRNIN KUDU Local Government Area
APC: – 22,592 LP: -98 NNPP:-1,912 PDP: – 34,792
27. HADEJIA Local Government Area.
APC 12,328 LP. 126 ANNP 6,480 PDP. 10, 035