Presidential election: Buhari wins Nasarawa State for the first time

President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Presidential election in Nasarawa State for the first time.

Buhari won with a difference of 6, 056 votes ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Muhammadu Buhari lost in Nasarawa in 2011, he scored 278,390 on the platform of ANPP while PDP scored 408,997.

In 2003, Buhari polled 244,005 and lost Nasarawa State to former President Olusegun Obasanjo of the PDP scored 470,936.

In 2007, PDP scored a total of 496,641 votes for President Umaru Yar’adua of blessed memory beat its Buhari of the defunct All Nigeria People Party(ANPP) with 219,531 votes.

In 2011, Buhari still lost Nasarawa State under the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) with 278,390 votes while former President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP polled 408, 997.

In 2015, former President Goodluck Jonathan polled 273, 460 and again defeated Buhari of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) who scored 236,838.

Here are the results of the 13 local government areas of the state:

Keana LGA

APC – 10,754

PDP- 7,886

Awe LGA

APC-25,277

PDP- 11,361

OBI LGA

APC-17,091

PDP-27,317

Doma LGA

APC-15,110

PDP-12,110

Nasarawa LGA

APC -19,867

PDP -12,676

Wamba

APC -15,490

PDP -9,802

Keffi

APC -24,816

PDP -16,167

Toto

APC- 21,678

PDP -8,579

Nasarawa Eggon

APC -24,706

PDP -42,123

Kokona

APC -20,433

PDP -24,563

Karu

APC-25,839

PDP-49,213

Akwanga

APC-14,100

PDP-26,340

Lafia

APC-55,254

PDP-35,710