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Atiku defeats Tinubu in majority votes in Buhari’s home state, Katsina

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The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pipped his main rival, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state.

Atiku got 489,045 votes to lead Tinubu, who collected 482, 283 votes with a margin of 6,762 votes.

Persecondnews reports that Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) scored 69,386 votes.

Tinubu, however, won in 21 local government areas, while Atiku won in 13 council areas out of the state’s 34 local government areas.

Mr Muazu Abubakar, the Katsina State Returning Officer, announced the results.

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