Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto wins Sokoto governorship election

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Sokoto State.

Armaya’u Hamisu, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Sokoto governorship election announced the result on Sunday evening.

Aliyu polled 453,661 votes to defeat his closest rival, Saidu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 404,632 votes.

Mr. Aliyu, an ally of a former Governor of Sokoto State and sitting senator, Aliyu Wamakko, was the deputy to Governor Aminu Tambuwal during his first tenure between 2015 and 2019.

In 2019, he contested against Mr. Tambuwal, a member of the PDP, and lost with a close margin of 342 votes after a re-run.