Gov Zulum Takes Early Lead In Borno As Results Trickle In

The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s gubernatorial election, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, has polled the highest number of votes cast in Monguno Local Government Area of the state.

Naija News reports that the Borno Governor polled a total of 17,187 votes in the LGA.

His closes rival in the election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mohammed Jajari, garnered just 280 votes, leaving a margin of 16,907 votes.

Candidates of Labour Party and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) did not get a single vote in the LGA.

There are a total of 27 LGAs in the state.

Below is the full result from the LGA:

Total number of registered voters: 57196
Total Accredited Voters: 17753

Scores by major parties

APC: 17187
LP: 00
NNPP: 00
PDP: 280

Total valid votes: 27629
Rejected votes: 232
Total votes casted: 17861