The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the gubernatorial election in Plateau State inconclusive.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Richard Anande, said the election was declared inconclusive because the difference between the two major contenders, APC and PDP was less than the votes cancelled.
Anande said the incumbent Governor and APC candidate Simon Lalong got 583, 255 votes, while his closest rival and candidate of the main opposition PDP, Senator Jeremiah Useni, got 538, 326 votes.
According to him, because the difference between the two major contenders is 44, 929 is less than the cancelled votes of 49, 347, that’s why a winner cannot be declared.
“This according to section 179 subsection 2, of the 1999 constitution as amended.
He said the aforementioned cancelled votes were in Barkin Ladi (570), Bassa (3000), Bokkos (5, 314), Jos North (4, 152), Kanam (2, 627), Langtang South (5, 501), Mangu (26, 135), Pankshin (1, 144) and Shendam LGAs (851).
Below are the results according to Local Governments:
Bokkos LGA APC – 26, 219 PDP – 25, 363
2. Jos East LGA APC – 18, 602 PDP – 7, 994
3. Kanke LGA APC – 23, 360 PDP – 22, 831
4. Langtang North LGA APC – 18, 979 PDP – 40, 519
5. Barkin Ladi LGA APC – 17, 039 PDP – 44, 233
6. Bassa APC – 29, 401 PDP – 32, 363
7. Mikang LGA APC – 15, 150 PDP – 11, 703
8. Langtang South APC – 13, 495 PDP – 17, 644
9. Pankshin APC – 35, 769 PDP – 24, 788
10. Kanam APC – 54, 394 PDP – 21, 956
11. JOS SOUTH APC 33, 075 PDP 91, 846
12. Jos North APC 108, 887 PDP 67, 113
13. Riyom APC 12, 720 PDP 24, 017
14. Mangu APC 44, 964 PDP 40, 035
15. Shendam APC 61, 646 PDP 17, 035
16. Wase APC 37, 593 PDP 27, 465
17. Quaan Pan APC 31, 962 PDP 20, 939.
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