Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor-elect of Sokoto State.
Returning officer, Prof. Fatimah Mukhtar, said on Sunday that Tambuwal polled 512,002 votes to beat his closest rival, Ahmad Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 511,660.
Tambuwal, based on a simple majority, won with a slim margin of 342 votes.
“I, Fatimah Muktar, hereby certify that I was the returning officer for Sokoto state governorship election held on 23rd of March, 2019.
“That the election was contested and the candidates received the following votes, that Aminu Tambuwal having satisfied the constitutional requirements, is hereby declared the winner of the election,” Mukhtar said.
She added that the number of registered voters was 1,887,767, while accredited voters were 1,083,413.
Total votes cast were 1,067,994 while the number of rejected votes was 31,662.
