March 20, (THEWILL) – Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Bauchi State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the election, Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammed, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, declared Mohammed reelected on Monday morning, in Bauchi.
The Governor, who won in 15 of 20 Local Government Areas of the State, polled 525,280 votes to defeat his closest rival, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (retd) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 433,272 votes.
Abubakar, the immediate-past Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), won in only five Local Government Areas of the State.
The candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Halliru Jika, came third with 60,496 votes.
“I, Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammad, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer of the Bauchi governorship election in Bauchi held on the 18th day of March 2023.
“That Bala Mohammed Abdukadir of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” Professor Muhammed declared.
