Presidential Election: Atiku Defeats Tinubu, Obi To Win Taraba, Bayelsa

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has secured victory in the presidential election in Taraba and Bayelsa states.

He scored 189,017 votes ahead of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) who polled 146,315 votes and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 135,165 votes.

Registered voters: 1,941,549

Accredited votes: 521,442

Total valid votes: 499,358

Rejected votes: 18,460

Total votes cast: 517, 818

A: 309

AA: 387

AAC: 291

ADC: 1,089

ADP: 715

APC: 135,165

APGA: 4,526

APM: 471

APP: 384

BP: 376

LP: 146,315

NNPP: 12,818

PDP: 189,017

SDP: 4,000

PRP: 579

NRM: 609

YPP: 313

ZlP: 1,994

However, in Bayelsa state, Atiku polled 68,818 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party scored 49,975 votes, followed by Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress with 42,572 votes.

Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party scored 540 votes.

Atiku won in five out of the eight local government areas in Bayelsa State. He won in Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Okpokuma, Sagbama, Brass, and Southern Ijaw local government areas.

Mr Tinubu won in two local government areas – Nembe and Ogbia, while Obi won in Yenagoa, which is the capital of Bayelsa.

The number of registered voters in Bayelsa State was 105, 6862, while 177,368 voters were accredited for the elections. The total votes cast were 173, 111, while the rejected votes were 7,786.