Gov. Fintiri takes major lead as INEC collates results in Adamawa
Gov. Fintiri takes major lead as INEC collates results in Adamawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is recompiling results in the Adamawa State gubernatorial election as the incumbent governor of the state, Ahmadu Fintiri, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) takes the major lead ahead of his opponent, Aishatu Dahiru, popularly called Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Binani is considered the only woman with a realistic chance of winning the governorship position in the 28 states where the elections were held on March 18.
Results are expected from the 21 local governments in the state to decide the winner among the 15 candidates participating in the election.
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Preliminary results of 14 of the 21 local governments of Adamawa State by Prof. Mele Mohammed showed incumbent governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, leading in 10 of the 14 local governments results presented.
While the results of seven local governments were pending, the elections in Adamawa have not been all smooth as an incident is reported at Fufore, as officials were said to have absconded with the results of the elections.
The state has 2,186,465 registered voters according to INEC.