EARLY POLL RESULTS IN NIGER STATE PUTS APC ON THE LEAD

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Results from 11 out of the 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger state have shown the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in clear lead followed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Out of the 11 local government areas, APC won majority of the votes in 9 including; Tafa, Gurara, Paikoro, Bosso, Suleja, Kacha, Bida, Chachanga and Lapai with PDP winning Edati and Munya local government area.

Details of the collated results so far is as follows;

TAFA LG APC 12,520

PDP 12,082

NNPP 11

LP 206

GURARA LG APC 14,520

PDP 11,506

LP 176

NNPP 14

PAIKORO LG APC 21,855

PDP 15,780

LP 106

NNPP 192

MUNYA LG APC 8,644

PDP 10,208

LP 21

NNPP 13

BOSSO LG APC 24,794

PDP 20,251

LP 211

SULEJA LG APC 18,261

PDP 15,551

LP 1,664

KATCHA LG APC 17,037

PDP 16,495

LP 3

EDATI LG APC 9,225

PDP 16,559 LP

BIDA LG APC 27,778

PDP 22,846

LP 87

NNPP 687

CHACHANGA LG APC 34,231

PDP 27,989

LP 323

NNPP 144

LAPAI LG APC 21,795

PDP 18,041

LP 16

NNPP 18

NNL.