The Independent National Electoral Commission in Benue State has announced the presidential election from five local government areas of the state.

The results were announced by returning officers of the local government areas respectively with due supervisor of the Collation Officer, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Farouk Kuta.

In the five local government areas already announced, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, won in three local governments, followed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.

Meanwhile, the APC candidate is leading in votes cast from the five local government areas so far announced having polled 44,139 followed by Labour Party which scored 40,871 and PDP 18,680

The results are as follows:

- Tarka LGAReg. Voters: 54,537Accredited voters: 19,188Total valid votes: 18,669Rejected votes: 511

APC- 13,640LP- 2,038PDP- 2,642

- Buruku LGAReg. Voters 128,521Accidented voters 42,760Total valid votes 41,701Rejected votes 1,059

APC- 20,248LP- 13,466PDP- 6,909

- Ado LGA, 10 wardsReg voters : 83,199Accredited voters: 14,774Total valid votes: 13829Rejected votes: 724Total vote cast: 14,553

APC- 2,271APGA- 42LP- 9,987PDP- 1,107

- APA LGA, 11 wardsReg voters : 66,720Accredited voters: 17,406Total valid votes: 15,931Rejected votes: 1,367Total vote cast: 17,298

APC- 3,430APGA- 608LP- 7,421NNPP- 191PDP- 3,682

- Obi LGA

Reg voters- 69,126Accredited voters- 18,062Valid voters- 17,178Invalid votes- 884Votes cast- 18,062

LP- 7,949APC- 4,450PDP- 4,340

Collation of votes resumes 10am today
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