2023 Elections: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s State, Katsina

2023 Elections: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s State, Katsina

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, has won the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state of Katsina.

Abubakar received 489,045 votes, beating out All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu, who received 482,283 votes, and other candidates.

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the NNPP candidate, came in third with 69,386, followed by Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, who received 6,376 votes.

Mr Abubakar was declared the winner of the election at the INEC Presidential Election Collation Centre in Katsina by the state’s Returning Officer, Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau.

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The PDP candidate won 13 of the state’s 34 LGAs, while Tinubu of the APC won 21. Despite winning fewer LGAs, Mr Abubakar was able to secure victory in the state that overwhelmingly supported President Buhari in 2015 and 2019, and which also has an APC governor.

Mr Abubakar received significant votes in Batsari, Mashi, Kurfi, Batagarawa, Dutsinma, Kusada, Mani, Kankia, Kankara, Bakori, Jibia, Katsina, and Safana LGAs, as well as other LGAs.

APGA received 1,391, NNPP received 69,386, Labour Party received 6,376, PRP received 1,986, SDP received 339, YPP received 1,029, and ZLP received 371 votes.

The state had 3,516,719 registered voters, but only about a third of that number, 1,097,663, were accredited to vote.

Elections were canceled in Baure, Danmusa, Dutsinma, Funtua, Kafur, Kankara, Katsina, Kurfi, Kusada, Mai’adua, Malumfashi, Mashi, Sabuwa, and Safana LGAs, according to the state’s INEC Returning Officer.

The cancellations were caused by thuggery, insecurity, resistance, violence, or a combination of overvoting and obstruction.

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