After winning in Daura, Buhari wins at Atiku’s polling unit

In a twist, President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar at his polling unit The development triggered wide jubilation as the announcement was made that Buhari scored 186 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, who got 167 votes. Atiku’s loyalists were quick to play up the figure as a remarkable showing for their candidate, despite its closeness, saying the unit has been historically won by Buhari, who has stood in every presidential election since 2003. According to reports, the results from the polling unit are amongst some of the early returns announced by election officials from across the country. In his home town of Daura, Buhari won overwhelmingly at his polling unit, PU003 at Sarkin Yara ward A.