Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto
Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Sokoto State featured large turnout of voters amid tension. Our reporter observed massive deployment of security operatives to the areas where the election was held.
The supplementary election held in 22 out of the state’s 23 local government areas.
Only residents of Tangaza local government were not part of the estimated 75,403 voters that participated in the election across 135 polling units, with Kebbe and Gada local government areas topping with 20,015 and 13,314 voters respectively.
Also Kebbe, Gada and Sokoto North LGAs have the highest polling units of 35, 29 and 10 respectively while Gudu, Isa, Kware, Tureta, Wamakko and Yabo local government areas have one polling unit each.
Recall that the collated results by INEC Returning Officer in the State, Professor Fatima Batulu Mukthar, had shown Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the lead with 489,558 votes ahead of Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto of the APC, who polled 486,145 votes.
The election however, ended in a stalemate as the 3,413 votes margin was adjudged far less than the cancelled votes for various reasons, totalling 75,403 votes.
However, result so far recorded in some polling units shows that both the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) are in a tight race.
Here are the results:
Dange Shuni LGA result: Builds Bakintiti polling unit 002
APC – 273
PDP – 227
Illela LGA: Katta Hakimii polling zone
PDP-198
APC- 149
Labuda /Gidan Taraminiya polling zone 005
PDP-102
APC-57
Gwadabawa LGA:Gidan Baiti polling zone
PDP-97
APC -85
Kware LG
Gidan kolodo polling zone
PDP – 185
APC -211
Sokoto South LGA: RIJIYU Polling Unit
PDP-145
APC-126
Sokoto North: Sarki musumil B Polling unit –
PDP- 157
APC-191
Sokoto North LGA: Sarki adar 017 Polling unit
PDP-133
APC-187
Sokoto North LGA- Magaji Ranfi B Polling unit
PDP – 270
APC – 192