APC leads in 10 Zamfara LGAs

By : NAN

Date: 11 March 2019 8:49am WAT

An official of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) attends to a voter in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 9, 2019, as voting has started to elect governors and lawmakers in 29 of the nation's 36 states two weeks after presidential and national assembly elections in which Buhari was elected for a second term. Nigerians are going to the polls for the second time in a fortnight for governorship and state assembly elections, against a backdrop of tensions and fears of violence. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the governorship election in the 10 local government areas so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara.

According to the results declared on Sunday in Gusau by the State Returning Officer, Prof. Kabiru Bala, the APC is leading the total votes tally with 356,971, followed by the People Democratic Party (PDP) which scored 131,710 votes.

Other parties in the contest are the National Rescue Movement (NRM) and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the State Returning Officer had received results from Anka, Bakura, Birnin Magaji, Bukkuyum, Bumgudu, Gummi, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Talata Mafara and Zurmi local government areas.

The collation of results for the remaining four local government areas in the state will resume by 9:00am.

APC leads in 10 Zamfara LGAs

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