The Plateau State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caleb Mutfwang has been declared the winner of the Saturday election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC made the declaration on Monday.
The INEC Presiding Officer, Musa Yusuf, after collating the votes scored by parties in the elections, said Mutfwang had the highest votes beating the All Progressives Congress candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda.
Based on the results from the 17 LGAs in the state, Mutfwang polled 525,299 votes.
Nentawe Yilwatda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, secured 481,400 votes after the final tally of results.
Simon Lalong, the outgoing governor, was the director-general of the APC presidential campaign for the general election.
Musa Yusuf, the returning officer, is expected to declare Mutfwang the governor-elect.
