The incumbent governor of Yobe state and candidate of the APC, Mai Mala Buni is leading in eleven out of seventeen local government areas of the state.
Results presented by Returning Officers at the State Collation located at INEC Yobe State showed that Governor Buni won in Bade, Bursari, Damaturu, Geidam, and Gujba local governments.
Other local governments won by Buni also include Gulani and Machina.
The following are the results of the Governorship election from the 11 local governments of the state as presented by the Returning Officers:
1) BADE LG
APC = 21,370
NNPP = 1254
PDP = 10,766
2) BURSARI LG
APC =13, 825
NNPP = 97
PDP = 4, 879
3) DAMATURU LG
APC = 20, 877
NNPP = 217
PDP =7, 655
4) GEIDAM LG
APC = 14, 495
NNPP = 355
PDP = 1, 777
5) GUJBA LG
APC = 20, 252
NNPP = 46
PDP = 2, 428
6) GULANI LG
APC = 16, 244
NNPP = 114
PDP = 5, 537
7) MACHINA LG
APC = 11, 039
NNPP = 262
PDP = 4, 288
8) NGURU LG
APC = 22, 459
NNPP = 310
PDP= 9, 332
9) NANGERE LG
APC = 18, 346
NNPP = 450
PDP = 6, 958
10) TARMUWA LG
APC = 8, 249
NNPP = 85
PDP = 4, 145
11) YUNUSARI LG
APC = 16, 042
NNPP = 1, 657
PDP = 2, 102
More results are expected to come in later in the day.