2019 Elections
Atiku falls to Buhari in Kaduna
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari has floored his closest contender, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday poll in Kaduna.
According to the results collated and announced by Kaduna State Presidential election Collation Officer, Professor Bello B. Shehu, APC’s Muhammadu Buhari polled 993,482 to defeat PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, who polled 613,318.
Buhari won in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state, while Atuku won in the remaining nine local government areas.
APC won in Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon Gari, Ikara, Kauru, Giwa, Soba, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Zaria, Lere, Kaduna North and Kaduna South local government areas.
PDP, on the other hand, won in Zango Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru, Kagarko, Jaba local, Chikun, Jema’a, Kachia and Sanga local government areas.
The results of the presidential election local government by local government are as follow;
1. KUBAU LG
APC: 67,140
PDP: 13,296
2. MAKARFI LG
APC: 36,625
PDP: 14,494
3. IKARA LG
APC: 44,021
PDP: 14,464
4. KAURA LG
APC: 6,907
PDP: 33,647
5. JABA LG
APC: 6,400
PDP: 22,758
6. KUDAN
APC: 30,577
PDP: 11,697
7. ZANGO KATAF
APC: 10,411
PDP: 62,622
8. SABON GARI
APC: 58,467
PDP: 22,644
9. SOBA
APC: 51,548
PDP: 10,656
10. KAURU
APC: 33,578
PDP: 27,041
11. KAGARKO
APC: 16,663
PDP: 21,605
12. KAJURU
APC: 7,888
PDP: 31,446
13. GIWA
APC: 45,574
PDP: 9,838
14. IGABI LG
APC: 97,308
PDP: 20,281
15. JEMA’A
APC: 19,412
PDP: 61,763
16. BIRNIN GWARI
APC: 33,786
PDP: 8,206
17. K/SOUTH
APC: 92,637
PDP: 41,004
18. ZARIA
APC: 111,082
PDP: 21,882
19. CHIKUN
APC: 21,930
PDP: 82,909
20. SANGA
APC: 14,860
PDP: 17,411
21. KACHIA
APC: 24,905
PDP: 40,337
22. LERE
APC: 64,299
PDP: 32,426
23. K/NORTH
APC: 97,514
PDP: 27,185
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