Winner emerges in Sokoto South senatorial election

  • Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal emerged victorious in the supplementary poll held in Sokoto South district
  • The PDP governor was on Sunday, April 16, declared the winner of the Sokoto South Senatorial election with a 4,976 votes margin against his major contender
  • Tambuwal defeated the incumbent lawmaker and APC candidate, Ibrahim Danbaba Dambuwa as he scored 100,860 votes while Danbaba polled 95,884 votes

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, was on Sunday, April 16, declared the Senator-elect for Sokoto South Senatorial district.

Tambuwal, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated the current serving Senator Danbaba Dambuwa, with a total margin of 4,976, The Nigerian Tribune reported.