Gov Inuwa Yahaya wins Gombe election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, as the winner of the state governorship election.

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The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Maimunat Waziri, who announced the result in Gombe, said Yahaya polled 342,821 votes to defeat Mohammed Jibrin of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 204,564 votes in the Saturday election.