2023 Election: Atiku Scores Over 280,000 Votes, Wins In Kebbi

• Atiku has been declared the winner in Kebbi.

• The PDP candidate scored 285,175 votes in the state.

• Tinubu came second with 248,088 votes.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Kebbi with 285,175 votes.

The State Collation Officer, Prof. Usman Saidu, while presenting the result in Birnin Kebbi said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, polled 248,088 votes.

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Saidu said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, also scored 10,682 votes while the New Nigeria Peoples Party, scored 5,038 votes.

He gave the state total registered voters as 1,983,985, the number of accredited voters as 599,201; total votes cast- 591,475; total valid votes-559,522 while 31,953 votes were rejected.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after the declaration of the result, the Director-General, PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Kebbi State and party agent, Alhaji Bala Dole, welcomed the results.

He claimed that if not for some ”little hitches” his party would have gotten more votes.

Also, the All Progressives Congress agent, Alhaji Ja’afar Ahmed, said there were issues with the result, insisting that the exercise was characterised by violence, late arrival of election materials, malfunctioning of BIVAS as well as an inducement in different forms.

Responding, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the State, Alhaji Ahmed Bello-Mahmud, expressed appreciation that the elections were conducted peacefully, fairly, credibly and conclusively collated devoid of any rancour.

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He appealed to the electorate to maintain the tempo in the forthcoming elections for the good of all.

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