Yahaya wins re-election bid in Gombe State

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe.
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Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

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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