Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, governor of Bauchi State, is in the lead in the preliminary results of the state’s governorship election on Saturday because he has so far won eight of the 10 local government areas recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The governor, who is running for reelection on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeated Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate who had previously held the position of Chief of the Air Staff and had so far won two local government areas (LGAs).
The former Air Force head grabbed Gamawa and Giade, the local government closest to his home, while Mohammed led in Kirfi, Jamaare, Bogoro, Warji, Itas/Gadau, Dambam, Shira, and Zaki LGAs.
The details of the results so far are as follows:
Kirfi
PDP- 13, 454
APC- 11, 631
Jamaare
PDP – 13, 693
APC – 11, 865
Bogoro
PDP -16, 589
APC – 10, 436
Warji
PDP – 20, 416
APC – 11, 783
Giade
PDP – 14, 145
APC – 18, 023
Itas/Gadau
PDP -18, 778
APC -16, 206
Gamawa
PDP – 21, 558
APC – 22, 565
Dambam
PDP – 13, 307
APC – 11, 325
Shira
PDP -25, 373
APC – 21, 644
Zaki
PDP – 26, 420
APC – 19,637
