Adamawa State Governor Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party has emerged winner of the governorship election held on April 18, 2023. The incumbent governor defeated his closest rival, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress, by a total of 32,081 votes.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a supplementary election on April 15th to complete the exercise after the process couldn’t be completed on March 18th. The supplementary election was keenly contested with 16,423 accredited voters participating. Governor Fintiri won the supplementary election with 9,337 votes, while Senator Binani polled 6,513 votes.
The grand total of the gubernatorial election after adding the supplementary poll was announced by the returning officer. A total of 2,196,566 voters registered for the election, with 876,387 accredited voters. Governor Fintiri of the PDP emerged victorious with a total of 430,869 votes, while Senator Binani of the APC garnered 398,788 votes.
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