President Buhari, Aisha vote at the Presidential and National Assembly Elections at Kofar Baru Polling Unit 003 in Daura Katsina State on 23rd Feb 2019
With two more local government results to be declared, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Party, APC, has won the presidential election held Weekend in Sokoto state , having won in 17 local government areas.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice Yemi Osinbajo, Former Governor of Ogun State and APC Chieftain, Chief Segun Osoba, Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, DG 2019 Presidential Campaign Council and Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi Some APC NEC Members during the Inauguration of 2019 Presidential Campaign Council held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
From the 21 local government results so far declared as at 4pm, President Buhari has garnered 445,275 votes to that of his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, who garnered 328, 411 votes.
The Sokoto State Collation Officer for Presidential election, Prof. Muhammed Yahuza of the Bayero University Kano,, who presided over the collation , announced the adjournment for the two remaining local government results before the result will be taken to INEC office in Abuja for announcement.
The breakdown of the results local government by local government is as follows
LGA. APC. PDP
Wurno. 20,307. 9,847
Isa. 15,264. 17892
Silame. 10,910. 13,949
Kware. 17,684. 14,570
Sokoto south 41,347. 24,598
Yabo. 15,465. 10,176
Wamakko. 37,716. 17,174
Gwadabawa. 23,242. 15,656
Kebbe. 16,466. 13,659
Ileila. 25,217. 16,546
Sokoto North. 32,943. 20,884
Tureta. 8,516. 10,209
Raba. 15,371. 10,918
Guru. 10, 833. 13, 225
Tangaza. 16, 767. 11, 489
Binji. 10, 572. 10, 433
Shagari. 18, 065. 13, 548
Sabon Gari. 28, 209. 26,407
Gada. 25,022. 15, 079
Tambuwal. 34, 927. 26, 287
Gorongo. 20,432. 15,865
In related development, the senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial district, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, was declared winner yesterday by the Returning officer , Prof. Aminu Mohammed .
https://newlive.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/buhari-maintains-lead-as-inec-releases-more-results-in-kaduna/
The chairman of the Northern Senators and coordinator, Northwest Presidential campaign council, won in five of the eight local government areas in the senatorial district.
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