May 14, 2026

JUST IN! INEC declares Bauchi governorship election inconclusive

By Farouk Mohammed

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Bauchi State inconclusive.

Okay Nigeria understands that Kyari Mohammed, the Returning Officer for the elections in the state, declared the election inconclusive in the first minutes of Monday after it was observed that the margin between the two leading candidates was less than the number of cancelled votes.

Results collated for the keenly contested election showed that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election, Bala Mohammed, got 469,512 votes, 4,059 votes more than the incumbent governor, Mohammed Abubakar, who secured 465,453 votes.

More details later…HERE

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