APC candidate, Bello, wins Niger gov poll

All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Niger state, Alh Abubakar Bello, has been declared winner of the governorship election in the state by the Returning Officer, Prof. Abdulganiu Ambali.

Bello polled 593,702 votes to defeat Alh. Umar Nasko of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 239,772 votes.

The APC governorship candidate won 23 of the 25 local government areas announced.

Bello had taking a commanding lead earlier on Sunday, winning all 16 local government areas before a break was announced in collation around 5pm.

It wasn’t until midnight that collation resumed with the APC sustaining its momentum.

Details of the results from the local government for the two parties are as follows:

Munya LG:
APC, 12,636
PDP, 7,542

Tafa LG:
APC, 11,555
PDP, 7,267

Bosso LG:
APC, 29,777
PDP, 7,187

Paikoro LG:
APC, 25,959
PDP, 10,023

Rafi LG:
APC, 31,307
PDP, 8,937

Chanchaga LG:
APC, 44,050
PDP, 14,863

Katcha LG:
APC, 20,175
PDP, 7,488

Shiroro LG:
APC, 26,478
PDP, 8,862

Bida LG:
APC, 38,055
PDP, 7,345

Lavun LG:
APC, 25,497
PDP, 10,713

Rijau LG:
APC, 21,093
PDP, 11,880

Gbako LG:
APC, 22,629
PDP, 8,902

Borgu LG:
APC, 25,006
PDP, 7,798

Lapai LG:
APC, 27,114
PDP, 6,790

Agai LG:
APC, 20,101
PDP, 9,189

Suleja LG:
APC, 27,886
PDP, 9,292

Magama LG:
APC, 18,864
PDP, 20,036

Gurara LG:
APC, 15,211
PDP, 7,921

Edati LG:
APC, 12,326
PDP, 11,184

Agwara LG:
APC, 7,472
PDP, 8,751

Wushishi LG:
APC, 16,049
PDP, 8,387

Mokwa LG:
APC, 27,880
PDP, 8,097

Kontagora LG:
APC, 39,295
PDP, 11,196

Mashegu LG:
APC, 22,634
PDP, 8,734

Mariga LG:
APC, 24,653
PDP, 10,437