INCONCLUSIVE ELECTIONS: WHY SUPPLEMENTARY POLLS WILL TAKE PLACE IN SOME STATES
Below is a breakdown of why supplementary elections will take place in the aforementioned six states on 23rd of March 2019:
Adamawa State
Umaru Fintiri (PDP) – 367,471
Jibrilla Bindow (APC) – 334,995
Margin – 32,476
Cancelled votes – 40,988
Bauchi State
Bala Mohammed (PDP) – 469,512
Mohammed Abubakar (APC) – 465,453
Margin – 4,059
Cancelled votes – 45,312
Benue State
Samuel Ortom (PDP) – 410,576
Emmanuel Jime (APC) – 329,022
Margin – 81,554
Cancelled votes – 121,019
Kano State
Abba Yusuf (PDP) – 1,014,474
Abdullahi Ganduje (APC) – 987,819
Margin – 26,655
Cancelled votes – 128,572
Plateau State
Simon Lalong (APC) – 583,255
Jerry Useni (PDP) – 538,326
Margin – 44,929
Cancelled votes – 49,377
Sokoto State
Aminu Tambuwal (PDP) – 489,558
Aliyu Ahmed (APC) – 486,145
Margin – 3,413
Cancelled votes – 75,403
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