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See final results as INEC declares Adamawa elections inconclusive

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Adamawa State governorship election inconclusive. The returning officer for the election announced this at the state collation centre in Yola on Monday…

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Adamawa State governorship election inconclusive.

The returning officer for the election announced this at the state collation centre in Yola on Monday night.

He said election did not hold in 47 wards across 21 Local Government Areas of the State, hence a winner could not be declared.

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was leading Senator Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election which did not end on first ballot.

Final Governorship Results as declared by INEC:
No Reg Voters: 2196566
No Acc Voters: 859964

AA – 641
ADC – 2996
ADP – 2134
APC – 390275
APGA – 876

APM – 603
APP – 284
LP – 2729
NNPP – 4847
NRM – 1237
PDP – 421524
PRP – 1185
SDP – 6865
YPP – 1425
ZLP – 199

Total valid Votes: 837820
Rejected votes: 14888
Total Vote cast: 852708

No of Polling unit cancelled: 69
Registration Areas: 47
Total Registers Voters: 41796
No PVC Collected: 37016
Margin of lead: 31249

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Published March 20, 2023
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