The INEC on Tuesday in Abuja issued a Certificate of Return to Murtala Nyako, the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Adamawa.
The ruling PDP candidate got 302,986 votes to beat his Action Congress of Nigeria challenger, Markus Gundiri, who polled 260,405 votes.
The CPC candidate, Buba Marwa, got 107,564 votes.
Receiving the certificate, Nyako promised that his administration would deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
He commended the electorate for giving him the mandate to steer the affairs of the state in the next four years.
“We promise to behave ourselves, we will also deliver the dividends of democracy to them and we are going to do our very best to give our party, the PDP, a very good name.”
He said INEC’s conduct of the election gave fair and equal opportunity to all contending parties, adding that the commission had improved in the conduct of elections since April 2011 general polls.
Earlier, Dr Nuru Yakubu, INEC National Commissioner representing North East, said the commission was delighted by the conduct of the people of Adamawa during the governorship polls.
Yakubu, who presented the certificates to Nyako and his Deputy, Mr Bala Igilani, said the peaceful manner demonstrated by the people aided INEC to conduct a free and fair election in a conducive atmosphere.
He urged other states where such elections would be conducted in February to emulate the people of Adamawa.
Governorship elections will be conducted in Bayelsa on Feb. 11; Sokoto, Feb. 18 and Cross River, Feb. 25.?