Sokoto Decides: Governorship Election Results For Sokoto
The collation of results has started in Sokoto and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Sadiq Musa has declared the center open.
According to our correspondent, the exercise is being handled by the state collation and returning officer professor Fatima Muktar.
The results are being announced at the Sultan Maccido Institute of Quran and General Studies.
Sokoto has 23 Local Government Areas, the race is majorly between the incumbent Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, who is seeking a second term in office under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Ahmed Aliyu.
Below are some of the results that have come in, with a focus on the two Major parties in the state.
Rabah LGA
APC 16,535
PDP 13,232
Kware LGA
APC 19,001
PDP 20,011
Silame LGA
APC 12341
PDP 15923
Binji LGA
APC 10,699
PDP 12,367
Bodinga LGA
APC 20,779
PDP 21,416
Tureta LGA
APC 11,454
PDP 13,017
Yabo LGA
APC 16,012
PDP 13,299
Tangaza LGA
APC 16,374
PDP 17,661
Wurno LGA
APC 19,487
PDP 13,592
Nine LGAs called so far. PDP has won 6 of the 9 called while APC has won 3, however, APC leads with 142,682 votes and PDP has 140,518 votes.
Analysis of results so far ….. PDP wins 6 LGAs with slim margins while the 3 LGAs won by APC are with very wide margins.
The collation continues.
Gudu LGA
APC 12,022
PDP 14,901
Isa LGA
APC 16,762
PDP 23,911
Tambuwal LGA
APC 29,081
PDP 42,830
Dange Shuni LGA
APC 23,338
PDP 22,783
Sabon Birni
APC 31,234
PDP 33,395
Sokoto south LGA
APC 36,779
PDP 40,059
Goronyo LGA
APC 20,867
PDP 19,915
Gada LGA
APC 25,433
PDP 20,262
Wammako LGA
APC 34,834
PDP 26,171
Sokoto north LGA
APC 31,230
PDP 35,030
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