Adamawa: Atiku wins in his backyard

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has won in his home state of Adamawa.

This was confirmed by state INEC collation officer Professor Muhammad Laminu Mele at the state collation center in Yola on Monday, February 27.

Atiku scored 417,000 votes, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, scored 182,881, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) got 105,648 votes.

The presidential candidate of the NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso scored 8,006 votes to finish fourth.

Atiku won in 20 out of the 21 local government areas in the state to defeat his rivals.