Niger Guber: APC's Bello Declared Winner

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State,Abubakar Sani Bello, has been declared winner of the Niger State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results were announced at the early hours of Monday by Prof. Abdulganiyu Hambali, the Returning Officer for Niger State Governorship election in Minna. Bello won with 593,702 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) candidate, Umar Nasko, polled 239, 772 votes and Yakubu Umar of the ADC who scored 2, 144 votes. "Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello of the APC having certified the requirements of the law and scoring the highest votes cast, is hereby declared the winner of the governorship election held April 11, 2015," Ayilara declared. The breakdown of the votes by LGAs for the APC and PDP are as follows: Tafa APC 11,555 PDP 7,267‬ Bosso APC 29,777 PDP 7,187‬ Gurara APC 15, 211 PDP 7,921‬ Munya APC 12,636 PDP 7,542 ‬ Paikoro APC 25,956 PDP 1,023 ‬ Rafi APC 31,307 PDP 8,937 ‬ Chanchaga APC 44,863 PDP 14,863 ‬ Shiroro APC 26,478 PDP 8,862 ‬ Bida APC 38,055 PDP 7,345 ‬ Lavun APC 25,497 PDP 10,713‬ Rijau APC 21,093 PDP 11,880‬ Gbako APC 22,629 PDP 8,902 ‬ Borgu APC 25,006 PDP 7,798 ‬ Lapai APC 27,114 PDP 6,797 ‬ Agaie APC 20,101 PDP 9,189 ‬ Suleja APC 27,886 PDP 9,243‬ Magama APC 18,864 PDP 20,036 ‬ Katcha APC 20,175 PDP 7,488‬ Wushishi APC 16,049 PDP 8,387‬ Mokwa APC 27,880 PDP 8,097‬ Kontagora APC 39, 295 PDP 11, 196‬ Agwara APC 7,472 PDP 8,751 ‬ Mashegu APC 22,634 PDP 8,734‬ Mariga APC 24,653 PDP 10,437‬ Enagi APC 12,326 PDP 11,184