Niger Guber: APC In Clear Lead As INEC Suspends Collation

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of governorship election results in Niger State until 6 PM tonight.

However, before the electoral body suspended the collation, it announced the results of eleven local government areas in the state.

According to the breakdown of the governorship results announced so far, Alhaji Isah Liman Kantigi of the PDP won the Edati and Munya local government areas, while the majority of votes were cast for Alhaji Umar Mohammed Bago of the APC in Tafa, Gurara, Paikoro, Bosso, Suleja, Kacha, Bida, and Lapai.

Below is the breakdown of the results announced so far:

TAFA LG

APC 12,520

PDP 12,082

NNPP 11

LP 206

GURARA LG

APC 14,520

PDP 11,506

LP 176

NNPP14

PAIKORO LG

APC 21,855

PDP 15,780

LP 106

NNPP 192

MUNYA LG

APC 8,644

PDP 10,208

LP 21

NNPP 13

BOSSO LG

APC 24,794

PDP 20,251

LP 211

SULEJA LG

APC 18,261

PDP 15,551

LP 1,664

KATCHA LG

APC 17,037

PDP 16,495

LP 3

EDATI LG

APC 9,225

PDP 16,559

LP

BIDA LG

APC 27,778

PDP 22,846

LP 87

NNPP 687

CHACHANGA LG

APC 34,231

PDP 27,989

LP 323

NNPP 144

LAPAI LG

APC 21,795

PDP 18,041

LP 16

NNPP 18