The Independent National Electoral Commission in Benue State has announced the presidential election from five local government areas of the state.

The results were announced by returning officers of the local government areas respectively with due supervisor of the Collation Officer, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Farouk Kuta.

In the five local government areas already announced, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, won in three local governments, followed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.

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Meanwhile, the APC candidate is leading in votes cast from the five local government areas so far announced having polled 44,139 followed by Labour Party which scored 40,871 and PDP 18,680

The results are as follows:

  1. Tarka LGA
    Reg. Voters: 54,537
    Accredited voters: 19,188
    Total valid votes: 18,669
    Rejected votes: 511
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APC- 13,640
LP- 2,038
PDP- 2,642

  1. Buruku LGA
    Reg. Voters 128,521
    Accidented voters 42,760
    Total valid votes 41,701
    Rejected votes 1,059

APC- 20,248
LP- 13,466
PDP- 6,909

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  1. Ado LGA, 10 wards
    Reg voters : 83,199
    Accredited voters: 14,774
    Total valid votes: 13829
    Rejected votes: 724
    Total vote cast: 14,553

APC- 2,271
APGA- 42
LP- 9,987
PDP- 1,107

  1. APA LGA, 11 wards
    Reg voters : 66,720
    Accredited voters: 17,406
    Total valid votes: 15,931
    Rejected votes: 1,367
    Total vote cast: 17,298

APC- 3,430
APGA- 608
LP- 7,421
NNPP- 191
PDP- 3,682

  1. Obi LGA

Reg voters- 69,126
Accredited voters- 18,062
Valid voters- 17,178
Invalid votes- 884
Votes cast- 18,062

LP- 7,949
APC- 4,450
PDP- 4,340

Collation of votes resumes 10am today

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