President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been declared as the winner of the Saturday’s presidential poll in Borno state.
Buhari polled 836,496 votes to defeat his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 71,788 votes.
The result was announced by the Borno State Presidential Election Returning Officer, Professor Saminu Ibrahim, who is the Vice Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Total No. of registered voters – 2,319,434
Total accredited voters – 987,290
Total votes cast – 955,205
APC – 836,496 (Muhammadu Buhari)
PDP – 71,788 (Atiku Abubakar)