Supplementary Election: Sokoto Governorship Poll Results

The collation exercise for the supplementary governorship election in Sokoto State has opened at the Sultan Maccido College in Sokoto.

From the first ballot held on March 9, 

         Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the PDP is l eading with 489,558 votes 

against APC’s Ahmad Aliyu’s 486,145 votes. 

The margin of lead between the two is 3,413, less than 75,403, the number of cancelled votes in the March 9 first ballot.

Today’s supplementary election was conducted in 125 polling units across 22 LGAs of the state.

We bring results from each of the LGAs as they are officially collated tonight.

Wamakko LGA

Supplementary election held in only one polling unit with 1046 registered voters.

Accredited voters - 717

APC - 417

PDP - 221

Valid votes - 673

Rejected votes - 33

Votes cast - 706

Wurno LGA

Supplementary election held in three polling units. 

Registered voters - 2282

Accredited voters - 1554

APC - 904

PDP - 609

Valid votes - 1527

Rejected votes - 25

Votes cast - 1552

Binji LGA

Supplementary election held in four polling units.

Registered voters - 2,384

Accredited voters - 1,664

APC - 517

PDP - 1,039

Valid votes - 1,533

Rejected votes - 87

Votes cast - 1660

Bodinga LGA

Supplementary election held in two polling units with 1020 as the number of registered voters for both.

Accredited voters - 686

APC - 299

PDP - 309

Valid votes - 646

Rejected votes - 39

Votes cast - 685

Sokoto South LGA

Supplementary election held in two polling units with 990 as the number of registered voters for both units.

Accredited voters - 645

APC - 313

PDP - 278

Valid votes - 593

Rejected votes - 44

Votes cast - 637

Dange Shuni LGA

Supplementary election held in three pollings units.

Registered voters - 1770

Accredited voters - 1316

APC - 652

PDP - 626

Valid votes - 1296

Rejected votes - 16

Votes cast - 1312

Yabo LGA

Supplementary election held in one PU with 422 registered voters.

Accredited voters - 237

APC - 110

PDP - 106

Valid votes - 223

Rejected votes - 14

Votes cast - 237

Gwadabawa LGA

The supplementary election was conducted in two polling units with 568 as the number of the registered voters for both units 

Accredited voters - 360

APC - 187

PDP - 163

Valid votes - 350

Rejected votes - 10

Votes cast - 360

Isa LGA

Supplementary election affected only one PU with 251 registered voters

Accredited voters - 171

APC - 68

PDP - 98

Valid votes - 169

Rejected votes - 2

Votes cast - 171.

Tureta LGA

The supplementary election was conducted in only one PU in the LGA with 709 as the number of registered voters.

Results

Accredited voters - 512

APC - 56

PDP - 238

Valid votes 294

Rejected votes 211

Votes cast 505

Kware LGA

APC - 211

PDP - 186.