Buhari wins Nasarawa State for the first time #NigeriaDecides2019

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared
President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of Saturday’s presidential election
in Nasarawa State. President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Presidential election in Nasarawa State for the first time.

Azubuike Nwankwo, the Presidential Election Returning Officer for the
state, read out the results polled by various political parties at the
end of collation.

According to him, Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
polled 289, 903 votes to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP),

Atiku Abubakar who scored 283,847 votes.

The result showed that Buhari won in eight out of the 13 local government areas of the state with Mr Abubakar winning in five.

Mr Nwankwo said 613,720 voters were accredited, while the total votes
cast at presidential election in the state stood at 599,399.