The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate in Saturday’s election, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged winner in Kaduna State. He beat his closest rival, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with over 150,000 votes.

The final results, as collated and announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s returning officer, Prof. Muhammad Zayyan Umar, PDP won in 14 Local Governments, Labour Party in seven, while APC won two.

According to him, Atiku polled 554,360 votes ahead of Tinubu, who secured 399,293 votes, a margin of 155,067; Peter Obi, 294,494; Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, 92,962.

Out of the 4.3 million registered voters, 1. 4 were accredited in Kaduna.

Credit: Vanguard