By Danjuma Labiru Bolari, Gombe
Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has secured a landslide victory in the party’s presidential primary election in Gombe State after polling 450,517 votes across the 11 local government areas of the state.
The result of the exercise was announced on Saturday at the state collation centre in Gombe by Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, who served as the collation officer for the primary election in the state.
Declaring the results, the governor said the figures were collated from all the local government areas and reflected the overwhelming support enjoyed by Tinubu among APC members in the state.
Tinubu’s only opponent in the contest, Stanley Osifo, failed to secure a single vote in the results announced from the various councils.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya described the exercise as peaceful, transparent and in line with the party’s electoral guidelines.
He commended party officials and members for conducting themselves in an orderly manner throughout the process.
He stated that the results from Gombe would be transmitted to the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja for final collation and official declaration.
A breakdown of the results showed that Tinubu polled 5,873 votes in Akko Local Government Area, 23,307 votes in Balanga and 23,675 votes in Billiri.
In Dukku, the APC aspirant secured 24,964 votes, while Funakaye delivered 22,761 votes in his favour.
Gombe Local Government Area recorded the highest tally, with 112,414 votes cast for Tinubu.
Further results showed that he garnered 22,998 votes in Kaltungo, 25,305 votes in Kwami and 21,388 votes in Nafada.
In Shongom Local Government Area, Tinubu scored 12,765 votes, while Yamaltu/Deba delivered 75,067 votes.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya disclosed that Gombe State has over 550,000 registered voters, noting that the outcome of the primary election demonstrated the strength and dominance of the APC in the state.
He also praised party stakeholders, supporters and electoral officials for ensuring a hitch-free exercise, saying the peaceful conduct of the poll reflected the maturity and unity within the party in Gombe State.
