Buhari defeats Jonathan at Presidential Villa polling units

Buhari JonathanThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, in the final result announced at the two polling units at the Presidential Villa Saturday night.

Jonathan polled a total of 595 votes to Buhari’s 613 votes.

The APC Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates won the elections in the Villa.

While the APC candidate for the senatorial election polled a total of 597 votes, the PDP candidate won 567 votes from the two polling units in the Villa.

The APC candidate for the House of Representatives also polled 589 votes to defeat the PDP candidate who got 495 votes.

A total of 1,345 voters were accredited in the two polling units.

The announcement of the final result was greeted with jubilation from the APC supporters.

President Jonathan won the election at the two polling units in 2011.