Presidential election: Obi trails as Atiku leads in Adamawa

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is leading his home state of Adamawa.

The election results collated so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yola, Adamawa capital, showed Mr Abubakar was costing home to victory.

Twelve out of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Adamawa have been announced and Mr Abubabakar won in 11, leaving Labour with one LGA while the APC failed to garner traction.

Hudu Yunusa, Adamawa State Residential Electoral Commissioner (REC), who is currently overseeing the announcement, had said the announcement for election results would be announced as they come in from the LGAs.

Mr Yunusa said it was better to patiently await the arrival of the election results than join the bandwagons in spreading the “fake news” of an election that was yet to be announced.

“Please bear with us. It is better for news to be late than to be fake. This is my watchword. It is better that we have the news late than to fake it and throw it out to the public,” Mr Yunusa had told journalists who were at the INEC collation centre at No. 33, Galadima Aminu Way, Jimeta-Yola, as early as 10 am on Sunday.

The Gazette reported that heavily armed security officers of the Civil Defence, Nigerian Army, State Security Service, police, among others, were currently manning the collation centre as of the time of this report.

The 12 LGA results collated so far by INEC in Adamawa:

1. Lamurde LGA

APC 3,645
PDP. 9,912
LP. 9,744

2. Girei LGA

APC. 8,531
PDP. 1,557
LP. 3,749

3. Shelleng. LGA

APC. 6,213
PDP. 14,765
LP. 1,028

4. Toungo. LGA

APC. 4,163
PDP. 7,401
LP. 651

5. Guyuk LGA

APC. 5,904
PDP. 13,942
LP. 8,165

6. Ganye LGA

APC. 10,112
PDP. 21,672
LP. 1,069

7. Mayobelwa LGA

APC. 13,271
PDP. 23,479
LP. 1,392

8. Fufore LGA

APC. 12,633
PDP. 26,049
LP. 897

9. Song LGA

APC. 10,993
PDP. 20,406
LP 8,506

10. Numan LGA

APC. 5,115
PDP. 8,984
LP. 10,229

11. Demsa LGA

APC. 5,746
PDP 17,166
LP 7,962

12. Yola South LGA

APC. 13,552
PDP. 31,774
LP 3,469