SokotoDecides: Aliyu Ahmed Of APC Emerges As Governor-Elect

• Sokoto state elections were held on Saturday

• The results were announced at the State collation center on Sunday

• Aliyu Defeated Umar of PDP

Eko Hot Blog reports that Aliyu Ahmed Sokoto of the All Progressives Congress, APC. has won the governorship election in Sokoto State with 453,661 votes.

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The State Collation Officer, Bichi Amaya’u, who announced the result in Sokoto on Sunday, said Mr Aliyu polled a total of 453,661 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Saidu Umar, who polled 404,632.

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Mr Aliyu was the deputy to Governor Aminu Tambuwal between 2015 and 2019.

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