HOW TAMBUWAL WON SOKOTO SUPPLEMENTARY POLLS.

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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