APC wins Sokoto East Senate seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ibrahim Lamido of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election in Sokoto East Senate District.

The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammad Bayawa, who declared the election result on Sunday in Sokoto, said Lamido scored 112,764 votes to defeat Gwanda Shuaibu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 107,834 votes.

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He added that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, Abdullahi Dahiru, garnered 410 votes to finish in third position.

APC also won eight out of the 10 House of Representatives seats in the election.

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