There was wild jubilation by the electorate in Mallar Giji polling unit in Bogoro local government area of Bauchi as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bala Mohammed defeated the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent Governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar in the supplementary election held on Saturday.
The electorate comprising mostly of young men and women, as well as a few old people, chanted songs of victory to celebrate the electoral victory of the PDP which is believed to be a stronghold in the area.
According to the Presiding Officer, Dapirep Pannum, the PDP candidate polled a total of 478 votes to defeat the APC candidate who polled a total of 101 votes.
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