Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum has been re-elected as the sole gubernatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress APC in the state.
Declaring the results at Elkanemi Sports Centre Maiduguri, Chairman of the Gubernatorial election committee, Alhaji Uba Maigari said Professor Zulum garnered four hundred and eleven votes to emerge as candidate of the governorship primaries ahead of 2023 general elections.
According to the Chairman electoral Committee, 1560 were registered for the primaries, 1422 delegates from twenty seven local governments have been accredited while one thousand four hundred and eleven casted their ballots.
“Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has scored 1,411 to become the sole gubernatorial candidate for APC in Borno state having recorded the highest number of votes” Maigari said.
In his acceptance speech, Governor Zulum thanked the delegates and leadership of APC for re-electing him as flag bearer for the party.
He stressed the need for unity among party stakeholders to accelerate growth and development of the state which has suffered alot of devastation due to insurgency.
He promised to hasten the reconstrution and resettlement of displaced persons back to their communities.
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