Supplementary Elections: APC wins second Senate seat in Sokoto
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ibrahim Lamido of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Sokoto East Senate seat.
INEC Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Bayawa, declared the result in Sokoto on Sunday.
Mr Bayawa said that Lamido scored 112,764 votes to defeat Gwanda Shuaibu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 107,834 votes.
He said that Abdullahi Dahiru of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled 410 votes to place as distant third.
Meanwhile, the APC has also won eight out of the 10 House of Representatives seats covered by supplementary election.
In Gudu/ Tangaza Federal Constituency Professor Muazu Shamaki, the returning officer declared Sani Yakubu of the APC as the winner with 23,473 votes.
In Dange-Shuni/Tureta/Bodinga Federal Constituency Professor Chika Muhammad, the INEC Returning Officer, declared Shehu Nasiru of the APC as the winner with 40,994 votes.
In Wurno/Rabah Federal Constituency the incumbent Ibrahim Al-Mustapha of APC won with 23,497 votes, while Bello Ambarura of the APC won the Gwadabawa/Illela Federal Constituency seat with 31,374 votes.
In Kware/Wamakko Constituency the incumbent Abdullahi Kalambaina of APC won
with 43,344 votes.
Others were Bala Abubakar, Sokoto North/Sokoto South Constituency, Sa’adu Nabunkari, Binji/ Silame Constituency, and Jelani Danbuga, Isa/Sabon Birni federal Constituency.
However, Abdussamad Dasuki of the PDP won the Tambuwal/Kebbe federal Constituency seat, while Bashir Gorau of PDP also won the Gada/Goronyo federal constituency seat.
Senator Aliyu Wamakko of the APC was earlier declared as the winner of the Sokoto North Senate seat, while Governor Aminu Tambuwal of PDP won the Sokoto South Senate seat.
With the results, the APC currently has two Senate and eight House of Representatives seats, while the PDP has one Senate and three House of Representatives seats in the state.
(NAN)
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