BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
Despite the heavy security presence and vote buying that characterised the just concluded re-run elections, electorates in Sokoto State seem to have made their preferences known as indicated in results declared by the various Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Returning Officers.
The results sheets obtained by our Correspondent indicated that the PDP won two of the contested seats while the APC won one.
According to the Returning Officer for Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency re-run election, Professor Abubakar Bagudo, the election was keenly contested amongst the candidate of the 9 political parties that participated.
Prof Bagudo in form EC 8E (11) FC/338/SO 0000001 affirmed that the candidate of the PDP, Yusuf Umar Yabo pulled 26,829 votes to defeat his closest rival, Umar Abubakar of the APC who pulled 26,113 votes.
Similarly, Prof Farouk Tambuwal, who is the Returning Officer for Bodinga North State Constituency, said Hon Magaji Abubakar of the PDP polled 6,488 votes to defeat Yusuf Marafa Danchadi of the APC, who garnered 5,893 votes.
On his part, the Returning Officer for Tambuwal North State Constituency, Professor Bayero Bukkuyum Kasim announced Hon Dahiru Bashir Ahmed of the APC as winner of the election having pulled 19,315 votes to defeat PDP’s Hantsi Sule Romo, who garnered 19,021 votes.
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