Atiku Sweeps Yobe State, As Tinubu Comes Second

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has been declared winner of the presidential election in Yobe State.

Naija News reports that the State Returning Officer, Prof Umar Pate announced that Atiku polled 198,567 votes.

The former Vice President won with over 45,000 votes ahead of his closest rivals – Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Tinubu polled 151,459, Obi 2,406 and Kwankwaso scored 18,270.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, an APC chieftain, is from Yobe State.

Lawan won his Yobe North Senatorial seat but failed to deliver the state for his party’s presidential candidate.