Ahmadu Fintiri of PDP emerged winner of the Adamawa Governorship election.
The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Andrew Haruna, who declared the result, Thursday, in Yola after the supplementary election in 44 units across 14 local government areas of the state, said Fintiri polled 376,552 votes to beat his closest rival, Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of APC, who scored 336,386 votes.
He said that Sen. Abdul-Azeez Nyako of the ADC scored 113,237 votes to place third, followed by Chief Emmanuel Bello of the SDP, who garnered 29,792 votes.
Reacting, Atiku, on Twitter, congratulated Fintiri and the people of Adamawa State.
He said, “Congratulations to the man of our people, Governor-Elect Ahmadu Fintiri.
“The hope that our people in Adamawa repose in you is well placed and I look forward to working with you to make our state great again.”