Sokoto – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been reelected Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as governor of Sokoto state.
He scored a total of 512,002 votes to beat Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 511,660 votes. The votes margin is 342.
In the supplementary elections that took place Saturday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 25,515 votes in the 136 polling units cancelled in 22 local governments of the state, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 22,444 votes.
Recall that the APC scored 486,145 in the March 9th governorship elections, while the PDP scored 489,558, leaving a margin difference of 3,413 votes. The cancelled votes of 75,403 had made the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the polls inconclusive.
Declaring Tambuwal as winner of Sokoto guber polls, the State Collation/Returning Officer, Prof. Fatima Batul Mukhtar Declaring Tambuwal as winner of Sokoto guber polls, the State Collation/Returning Officer, Prof. Fatima Batul Mukhtar said, “That, Tambuwal Aminu Waziri of the PDP, having won majority votes, is hereby declared winner.”
The breakdown of votes collated for the 23 local governments are as follows:
1. Binji LG APC 11,216 PDP 13,406
2. Bodinga LG APC 21,078 PDP 21,725
3. Dange/Shuni LG APC 23,990 PDP 23,409
4. Gada LG APC 30,981 PDP 24,598
5. Goronyo LG APC 20,867 PDP 19,915
6. Gudu LG APC 12,233 PDP 15,077
7. Gwadabawa LG APC 24,928 PDP 21,866
8. Illela LG APC 26,540 PDP 20,977
9. Isa LG APC 16,830 PDP 24,009
10. Kebbe LG APC 11,820 PDP 9,751
11. Kware LG APC 19,212 PDP 20,197
12, Rabah LG APC 17,946 PDP 14,551
13. Sabon Birni LG APC 32,257 PDP 34,282
14. Shagari LG APC 19,656 PDP 18,222
15. Silame LG APC 12,845 PDP 16,757
16. Sokoto North LG APC 33,442 PDP 36,813
17. Sokoto South LG APC 36,092 PDP 40,337
18. Tambuwal LG APC 30,473 PDP 44,474
19. Tangaza LG APC 16,374 PDP 17,661
20. Tureta LG APC 11,510 PDP 13,255
21. Wamakko LG APC 35,251 PDP 26,392
22. Wurno LG APC 20,391 PDP 14,201
23. Yabo LG APC 16,122 PDP 13,405.
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