Atiku leads in Plateau, wins 6 out of 8 LGAs results declared

Atiku Abubakar has won six out of the eight local government declared in Plateau state

Election took place in all the 17 local government areas of the state but 8 has been declared so far by INEC

Atiku has so far secured a total of 248,210 votes while President Buhari has 138,268 

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently leading in the Saturday, February 23, 2019 presidential election in Plateau state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election took place in all the 17 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. Abubakar, in the results of the eight LGAs so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is currently winning in six.

The results indicated that Abubakar had so far secured a total of 248, 210 votes while President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC scored a total of 138, 268 votes. The results depict that Abubakar won in Bokkos, Jos South, Mikang, Kanke, Pankshin and Langtang South LGAs, Buhari won in Qua’anpan and Jos East LGAs, respectively.