Confirmed 2019 Election Result: Buhari wins state number 11, defeats Atiku in Bauchi
President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated Atiku Abubakar by at least half a million votes in Bauchi State.
Buhari polled a total of 798,428 votes in the state while Atiku polled 209,313 votes.
Total number of registered voters in the state is 2,453,512 while the total number of accredited voters is 1,075,330.
The total number of votes cast is 1,061,955 while the total number of valid votes is 1,024,307. A total of 37,648 votes were rejected.
This makes it 11 states that Buhari’s has won out of 19 states (including the FCT) that have been announced.
Observers and party agents have raised observations about the results that have been confirmed, saying some of the figures do not tally.
INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu has assured that all complaints would be looked into before the conclusion of the collation exercise.
The collation of election results is currently ongoing in Abuja.