Buhari defeats Atiku in Katsina with 924,077 margin

Muhammadu Buhari in Daura

President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won his home state of Katsina.

The state collation officer for Katsina State, Prof. Fatima Mukhtar, announced on Monday night that Buhari won in all the 34 local government areas in the state.

Prof. Mukhtar said Buhari polled 1,232,133 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 308,056 votes.

A difference of 924,077 votes exists between both candidates.

In 2015, Buhari polled 1,345,441 votes in Katsina while Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP scored 98,937 votes.