INEC declares PDP’s Fintiri winner of Adamawa polls

LAGOS, Nigeria – Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Adamawa has emerged winner of the supplementary polls held Thursday in the state. The PDP candidate won all the 44 units in the 14 local governments where the elections held.

Returning Officer, Professor Andrew Haruna, said Fintiri scored 376,552 votes to beat Bindow, who garnered 336,386 votes.

“Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and returned as elected governor of Adamawa State,” he said.

He said the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Abdulazeez Nyako, came third with 113,237 votes, while the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Emmanuel Bello, scored 29,792 votes to clinch the fourth position in the race.

According to him, total number of registered voters was 1,973,083; accredited votes were 905,346; total valid votes were 871,307; rejected votes were 27,790 and total number of votes cast was 899,097.

Prior to the election,  PDP lead by 4, 059 votes. The APC scored a total of 465,453 votes against the PDP’s 469,512 votes.

Adamawa Supplementary Election….

Didango Song LGA. APC 116 PDP 268
Kwalbadi Mayo wandu APC 0 PDP 131
Dutse unit Chikila Guyuk APC 0 PDP 144
Gyemun unit Numan APC 2. PDP 203
Michika unit 002 APC 2 PDP 6555
NumanUnit 004 APC 3 PDP 5565
Guyuk unit 017 APC 8 PDP 176
Guyuk unit 001 APC 0 PDP 154
Yola south Bako APC 60 PDP 185
Lamurde Tito unit 007 APC 3 PDP 129
Lamurde Tito unit 008 APC 7 PDP 117
LamurdeTingno APC 30. PDP 493
Lamurde unit 001. APC 9. PDP 146
Ribawo Muchalla APC 7 PDP 261
Wurobokki Daskri Hong APC 13 PDP 288
Kadomti Numan APC 5 PDP 214
Kikan Numan APC 1 PDP 362
Zabarma Numan APC 26 PDP 199
Yola south APC 190 PDP 825
Yola south unit 008. APC 68 PDP 160
Lamurde Hadiyo APC 9 PDP 149
Jiglambu Michika Pu 006 APC 7 PDP 248
Tholo/kongla Guyuk 017 APC 8 PDP 176

          Total APC 576        PDP  17349