PDP’s Caleb Mutfwang wins Plateau governorship election

Caleb Mutfwang has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Plateau.
Mr Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 525,299 to defeat his main challenger, Nentawe Yilwatda of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 481,400 votes.
Election chief Musa Yusuf announced the results in Jos, the state capital, on Monday afternoon.
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