President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cruised to a landslide win in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in Gombe State on Saturday, polling 450,517 votes.
The result was announced at the APC Square by the coordinator of the exercise, Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya. He said the figures were submitted by collation officers from the state’s 11 local government areas.
Speaking to party officials, stakeholders and supporters during the collation, Yahaya said the primary election was peaceful and followed party guidelines.
He also said the Gombe results would be sent to Abuja for final collation and official declaration by the APC national leadership.
Tinubu’s only rival, Mr Stanley Osifo, failed to secure a single vote in any of the 11 LGAs announced during the exercise.
A breakdown of the results showed Tinubu scored 5,873 votes in Akko, 23,307 in Balanga and 23,675 in Billiri.
He also polled 24,964 votes in Dukku and 22,761 in Funakaye.
Gombe LGA delivered the highest tally, with 112,414 votes for the APC aspirant.
Further results showed Tinubu garnered 22,998 votes in Kaltungo, 25,305 in Kwami and 21,388 in Nafada.
In Shongom, he secured 12,765 votes, while Yamaltu/Deba returned 75,067 votes for the president.
Governor Yahaya said Gombe State has 550,516 registered voters and noted that Tinubu recorded an overwhelming victory in the direct primary election held across the state.
He praised party officials, delegates and members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise and their commitment to the democratic process.
