Atiku wins Benue, as Akume loses senatorial seat
Akume loses senatorial re-election
A former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume, who was the APC candidate for Benue North-West senatorial district, popularly called Zone B, during the February 23 National Assembly election, lost to his PDP opponent, Mr Orker Jev.
The collation officer, Prof. Nicodemus Agbulu of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi on Tuesday while announcing the result, said, Jev polled 157,726 votes while Akume got 115,422 votes.
Benue presidential election result as announced by INEC
Accredited voters: 786, 069
Valid votes:728, 912
Result:
APC: 347, 668
PDP: 356, 817
AAC: 309
ADP: 312
Winner: PDP
The Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Prof Seddi Sabastian Maimako, who is also the State Collation Officer for Benue State, announced the result.
