The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Aliyu Ahmed winner of Sokoto gubernatorial race.
Aliyu Ahmed polled 453,661 votes to defeat his closest rival Umar Saidu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 404, 632 votes.
The election was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, while the result was declared on Monday, 20 March, by INEC.
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 Tambuwal, a member of the PDP, and lost with a close margin of 342 votes after a re-run.
Final results as declared by INEC:
No of registered voters: 2172056
No of Accredited Voters: 901513
AA: 66
AAC: 207
ADC: 329
ADP: 1,429
APC: 453,661
APGA: 861
APM: 232
APP: 155
BP: 101
LP: 251
NNPP: 427
NRM: 727
PDP: 404,632
PRP: 522
SDP: 286
YPP: 212
ZLP: 113
Total valid votes: 864419
Total rejected votes: 15357
Total vote cast: 879776.
