The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ‎has declared incumbent governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal re-elected 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 vote 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:

Binji LG

APC 11,216     PDP 13,406

Bodinga LG

APC 21,078     PDP 21,725

Dange/Shuni LG

APC 23,990    PDP‎ 23,409

Gada LG

APC 30,981    PDP‎ 24,598

Goronyo LG

APC 20,867 PDP‎ 19,915

Gudu LG

APC 12,233     PDP‎ 15,077

Gwadabawa LG

APC 24,928     PDP‎ 21,866

Illela LG

APC 26,540      PDP 20,977

Isa LG

APC 16,830      PDP‎ 24,009

Kebbe LG

APC 11,820        PDP‎ 9,751

Kware LG

APC 19,212      PDP 20,197

Rabah LG

APC 17,946     PDP 14,551

Sabon Birni LG

APC 32,257        PDP‎ 34,282

Shagari LG

APC 19,656      PDP‎ 18,222

Silame LG

APC 12,845       PDP 16,757

Sokoto North LG

APC‎ 33,442       PDP 36,813

Sokoto South LG

APC 36,092        PDP 40,337

Tambuwal LG

APC 30,473      PDP‎ 44,474

Tangaza LG

APC ‎16,374      PDP‎ 17,661

Tureta LG

APC 11,510     PDP‎ 13,255

Wamakko LG

APC 35,251         PDP 26,392

Wurno LG

APC 20,391      PDP‎ 14,201

Yabo LG

APC 16,122       PDP‎ 13,405