People reportedly went into wild jubilation as news broke that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Atiku Abubakar lost his Ajiya polling unit in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The president scored 186 votes against Abubakar’s 167.
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 Mr Buhari, who has stood in every presidential election since 2003.