Nigeria Election Update: Buhari Floors Jonathan In Jigawa

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the three Senatorial seats contested in last Saturday general election in Jigawa state, The Nation reports.

General Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election in the state, winning president Goodluck Jonathan by more than 700,000 votes.

Declaring the presidential election result, the returning officer – Professor James Ayatsa – who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Katsina, announced that General Buhari scored 885, 988 while President Goodluck Jonathan scored 143, 904 votes