#NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu Defeats Atiku In Jigawa, Wins In 19 Out Of 27 LGAs

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has won the 2023 general election in Jigawa state.

The Jigawa collation officer, Muhammad Bashar, declared Tinubu as the winner with 421,390 votes at the state collation cntre on Monday.

Bashar said Tinubu defeated the candidate of the People Democratic Party, (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, who scored 386,587 votes.

The candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso, got 98,234 votes while Peter Obi of Labour Party got 1, 889

The collation officer said the election was conducted peacefully and the contestants scored the following votes.

He announced the total valid votes as 920,531, rejected votes stand at 34,274 while the total cast votes remain 954,805.

KanyiDaily had also reported that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi won the presidential election in Lagos state.