Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Gombe State Governor, has been declared winner of the State’s gubernatorial election.
He emerged victorious after winning a majority of votes cast across the State’s 11 local government areas.
The State collation Officer of the election and vice-chancellor of Federal University Gashua, Professor Maimuna Waziri, declared Inuwa the winner on Sunday, announcing that he had scored 342, 821 votes.
Meanwhile, his closest opponent, Mohammed Barde of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), came in second with 233, 131 votes, while Khamisu Mailantarki of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) polled 19, 861 votes.
