Buhari defeats Jonathan in Benue

All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has finally defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential election results in Benue State.







He got a convincing win with over 70,000 extra votes after the long-awaited results for Makurdi, the state capital, came in around 2am on Tuesday.















Buhari polled 38,685 votes in Makurdi to bring is overall total votes in the 23 local government areas of the state to 373,961.







Jonathan scored 19,739 votes in Makurdi to bring his total vote haul to 303,737.







The two presidential candidates had been in a head-to-head race in the state since Sunday when‎ results of the election started trickling in.







At a point, Jonathan led when the results of the first five local governments were released and remained in the lead till around 11am on Monday.







However, Buhari later overtook him and continued to lead marginally till he won convincingly on Tuesday morning.







In the results declared by the. Presidential Election Collation Officer in the state, Prof. Hayward Mafuyai‎, in Makurdi, Jonathan won in 14 local governments, while Buhari took the remaining nine.



Although, the President won more local governments, Buhari scored higher votes in the nine he won.



Jonathan won in Ogbadibo, Ukum, Agatu, Ado, Okpokwu, Ohimini, Guma, Otukpo, Apa, Gwer-West, Oju, Obi, Katsina-Ala and Logo.







On the other hand, Buhari won in Tarka, Gboko, Gwer-East, Ushongo, Konshi‎sha, Makurdi, Vandeikya, Buruku and Kwande.







The details of the results are presented local government -by-local government below:







Gboko LG



APC 54,065



PDP 22,971







Tarka LG



APC 15,037



PDP 4,134







Gwer East LG



APC 19,873



PDP 14,363







Ushongo LG



APC 20,958



PDP 13,160







Kwande LG



APC 31,896



PDP 15,483







Konshisha LG



APC 34,344



PDP 6,957







Buruku LG



APC 23,397



PDP 15,407







Guma LG



APC 9,952



PDP 15, 521







Otukpo LG



APC 13,591



PDP 17,591







Apa LG



APC 4,526



PDP 6,450







Gwer West LG



APC 9,649



PDP 12,246







Oju LG



APC 10,821



PDP 14,617







Obi LG



APC 3,936



PDP 9,097







‎Ogbadibo LG



PDP 6,937



APC 6,257







Agatu LG



PDP 7, 382



APC 2, 328







Okpokwu LG



PDP 12,103



APC,4,757







Ohimini LG



PDP 5,909



APC 4,734







Ado LG



PDP 7, 382



APC 2, 328







Katsina-Ala LG







PDP 27,094







APC 13,059‎







Logo LG







PDP ‎16,167







APC 6,376







Vandeikya LG



PDP, 14,080



APC, 26,343







Ukum LG



PDP 16,774



APC, 15,639







Makurdi LG



PDP ‎19,739



APC 38,685




Grand Total



APC: 373,961



PDP: 303,737







via nigerianeye