Sokoto Decides: INEC Declares Sokoto Governorship Election “Inconclusive”

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the Sokoto Governorship election is inconclusive and a new date for the rerun would be announced.

The Returning Officer Professor Fatima Batulu Muktar , confirmed the development at the governorship election collation centre in Sokoto on Monday.

Muktar said the number of cancellations was higher than the margin of lead votes between the two contestants and therefore, a new date for the rerun election would be fixed.

Out of the total number of 1,033,081 accredited voters of the 1,887,767 registered voters, 987,942 was recorded as valid votes and 30,082 as rejected votes, from the 1,018024 total votes cast.

Governor Tambuwal, with a total vote of 489,558 was ahead of his arch-challenger, Aliyu Ahmed, who polled 486,145 votes, with a margin of 3,413 votes.

The margin according to Professor Fatima Mukhtar, in contrast with the numbers of votes cancelled, rendered the election inconclusive.

“Due to cancellation in 22 local government areas across 136 polling units with a total number of 75,403 cancelled votes.

“I cannot conclude this exercise and INEC will have to take a decision on this,” she stated.

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