Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer of the state, Professor Maimuna Waziri, announced on Sunday that Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored a total of 342,821 votes to get re-elected as governor of the state.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Muhammad Jibiri Barde, emerged second with a total of 233,131 votes, while the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate, Khamisu Mailantarki, polled 19,861 votes.
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