Buhari Wins Convincingly In Benue
General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, has at last beaten the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential poll outcome in Benue state.
Buhari received a clear victory with over 70,000 extra votes after the long-awaited results for Makurdi, the state capital, came in around 2am on Tuesday, March 31.
The APC presidential candidate scored 38,685 votes in Makurdi to bring his overall total votes in the 23 local government areas of the state to 373,961.
The current head of the country polled 19,739 votes in Makurdi to bring his total vote haul to 303,737.
The two presidential aspirants had been in a head-to-head race in the state since Sunday when results of the poll started trickling in.
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Jonathan led when the results of the first five local governments were announced and remained in the lead till around 11am on Monday.
However, Buhari later overcame him and continued to lead slightly till he won convincingly on Tuesday morning.
In the results declared by the presidential election collation officer in the state, Prof. Hayward Mafuyai, in Makurdi, Jonathan won in 14 local governments, while Buhari took the remaining nine.
While the president won more local governments, Buhari polled higher votes in the nine he won.
Jonathan won in Ogbadibo, Ukum, Agatu, Ado, Okpokwu, Ohimini, Guma, Otukpo, Apa, Gwer-West, Oju, Obi, Katsina-Ala and Logo.
On the other hand, Buhari won in Tarka, Gboko, Gwer-East, Ushongo, Konshisha, Makurdi, Vandeikya, Buruku and Kwande.
The details of the results are presented local government -by-local government below:
Gboko LG
APC 54,065
PDP 22,971
Tarka LG
APC 15,037
PDP 4,134
Gwer East LG
APC 19,873
PDP 14,363
Ushongo LG
APC 20,958
PDP 13,160
Kwande LG
APC 31,896
PDP 15,483
Konshisha LG
APC 34,344
PDP 6,957
Buruku LG
APC 23,397
PDP 15,407
Guma LG
APC 9,952
PDP 15, 521
Otukpo LG
APC 13,591
PDP 17,591
Apa LG
APC 4,526
PDP 6,450
Gwer West LG
APC 9,649
PDP 12,246
Oju LG
APC 10,821
PDP 14,617
Obi LG
APC 3,936
PDP 9,097
Ogbadibo LG
PDP 6,937
APC 6,257
Agatu LG
PDP 7, 382
APC 2, 328
Okpokwu LG
PDP 12,103
APC,4,757
Ohimini LG
PDP 5,909
APC 4,734
Ado LG
PDP 7, 382
APC 2, 328
Katsina-Ala LG
PDP 27,094
APC 13,059
Logo LG
PDP 16,167
APC 6,376
Vandeikya LG
PDP, 14,080
APC, 26,343
Ukum LG
PDP 16,774
APC, 15,639
Makurdi LG
PDP 19,739
APC 38,685
Grand Total
APC: 373,961
PDP: 303,737
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According to the latest results the presidential candidate of the APC polled 792,460 votes to emerge the winner in a closely contested race against President Jonathan in Lagos.
However, the INEC chairman has started his press conference to continue announcing the results.
Source: Legit.ng
