The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as Senator-Elect for Sokoto South Senatorial district.
Governor Tambuwal, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP defeated the incumbent Senator Abdullahi Danbaba, with total margin of 4,976
Announcing the results at about 11:55am on Sunday at the INEC office in Bodinga local government, the returning officer, Professor Abubakar Abdullahi Bagudo, said Tambuwal emerged winner with a total number of 100,860 votes
” I professor Abubakar Abdullahi of Usman Danfodiyo University, being the returning Officer for Sokoto South Senatorial District comprising 7 local government.
” Having the highest number of votes and satisfied requirements of law, Tambuwal Aminu Waziri is now declared winner and return elected for Sokoto South Senatorial District”.
He further announced that the All Progressive Congress, APC candidate, Abdullahi Ibrahim, polled a total of 95,884 number of votes.
Recall that the Tambuwal having served his constitutional requirements of two term as Governor of the state picked the Presidential form of the PDP before he announced his withrawal on the day of the primary for a fellow contestant and the eventual candidate Atiku Abubakar.
Governor Tambuwal will however be returning to the National Assembly as a Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District having served as three term Federal House of Representatives member representing Kebbe/Tambuwal federal constituency where he served as the Speaker between 2011 to 2015.
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