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By Akanji Olowolodu, Bauchi
One of the presidential aides to President Muhammadu Buhari, Yau Shehu Darazo could not deliver his local government area, Darazo to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) losing the Saturday presidential election to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Yau Shehu Darazo who is one of the backers The Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has lost his Local Government Area, Giade, to the Peoples Democratic Party in the Presidential election held on Saturday.
The presidential result for Darazo LGA indicated that the ruling APC polled 16,070, LP 41, NNPP 1,895 the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) poled a total of 17,459 to win the presidential elections.
Also, the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Bauchi State, Amb Saddique Baba Abubakar, could not deliver his Giade LGA to the APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, losing to that of the main opposition PDP, Atiku Abubakar, who was declared the winner.
The results of the election announced by the electoral officer, Giade LGA, Babangida Yerima, at the Presidential Election Collation Centre, Independent National Electoral Commission Headquarters, Bauchi,Sunday evening indicated that Atiku won with a margin of 1,595 votes.
According to him, Giade LGA has total registered voters of 73,002 while those who were accredited to vote were 28,137 saying that Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 11,977 votes to beat Tinubu of the APC who polled 10,382 votes.
According to him, the New Nigeria People’s Party came third with 4,002 votes while the Labour party came a distance fourth with 17 votes.
Babangida Yerima said that the total votes cast were 27,468, adding that the valid votes were 26,579 while the rejected votes were 889.
Also, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Barr Yakubu Dogara was able to deliver his Bogoro LGA to the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar defeating all other party polling a total of 15,156 votes to defeat APC which polled a total of 4,850 votes.
2023 Presidential election result for Bauchi State
Warji LGA:
APC 11,862
LP 185
PDP 17,732
NNPP 424
Bogoro LGA:
APC 4,850
LP 6,866
NNPP 798
PDP 15,156
Dass LGA:
APC 10,939
LP 705
NNPP 397
PDP 13,242
Jama’are LGA:
APC 8,410
LP 22
NNPP 3,638
PDP 12,535
Dambam LGA:
APC 7,588
LP 42
NNPP 2,586
PDP 12,203
Giade LGA
APC 10,382
LP 17
NNPP 4002
PDP 11,977
MISAU LGA
APC – 14,199
PDP – 18,354
NNPP – 4,115
Zenith Labour 24
PRP 77
Total valid votes 37,165
Rejected votes 1,463
Total votes cast 38,628
KATAGUM LGA
APC – 20,030
PDP – 22,987
NNPP – 9,672
LP – 493
Zenith Labour 27
PRP 220
Accredited voters 57,410 .
Total valid votes 54,347
Rejected votes 2,651
Total votes cast 56,998
GANJUWA LGA
APC – 13,021
PDP – 17,380
NNPP – 4,287
LP – 222
Zenith Labour – 21
PRP – 32
Registered voters 125,770
Accredited voters 36,926
Total valid votes 35,305
Rejected votes – 1,580
Total votes cast – 36,885
