President Muhammadu Buhari, has lost his Kastina state to the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, suffered a major setback after his counterpart polled the highest number of votes from the 34 LGA in the state.
The SCOPE/Returning Officer for Katsina State Presidential Election, Prof. Ma’azu Abubakar Gusau, announced the result at about 3:00am today, Monday, at the Collation Centre located inside INEC Headquarters, Katsina.
Atiku polled 489,045 votes to beat his closest contender, Tinubu who scored 482,283.