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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, is in the lead as the results of the supplementary governorship election held on Saturday is being collated
The supplementary election was held in 36 Polling Units in 29 Wards across 15 Local Government Areas of Bauchi State.
The results from the 15 LGAs as presented by the Local Government Returning Officers and declared by the State Returning Officer, Prof. Kyari Mohammed, showed that Senator Bala Mohammed got 6, 376 votes.
His closest rival, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and incumbent Governor Mohammed Abubakar got 5, 117.
According to the results, Mohammed led Abubakar with 1, 259 votes to emerge the winner of the supplementary elections.
Before the declaration of the governorship election as inconclusive by Prof. Kyari Mohammed, in the early hours of Monday 11th March, 2019, the PDP candidate led the incumbent governor with 4, 059 votes.
According to the Returning Officer, Senator Bala Mohammed got 469, 512 votes to lead Governor Mohammed Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress, who got 465, 453 votes.
Prof. Kyari Mohammed had earlier cancelled the entire votes of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas, which has 139, 240 registered voters.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed, said, “As you well know, I cannot make a return because I understand that the case of Tafawa Balewa LGA is in Court.”
The Federal High Court Abuja will deliver a final judgment on the results of Tafawa Balewa tomorrow, Monday.
