In major upset, Atiku defeats Tinubu in APC stronghold state, Yobe

Governor Buni of Yobe State and other APC political officeholders in the state failed to deliver victory to the party, and its...

, has created another upset by winning Saturday’s presidential election in Yobe State, a stronghold of the rival All Progressives Congress .

Yobe, governed by an APC governor and former caretaker chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni, was projected to be an easy ride for the party.Mr Buni lost his Gujba Local Government Area to the PDP. PDP polled 8,204 votes against the 6,643 scored by the APC in the local government area. Ahmad Lawan, the senate president and former presidential aspirant of the APC also lost his Bade Local Government with 15,789 to PDP as against 8081 votes for APC.

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