Declare Tambuwal winner of governorship polls, PDP tells INEC

A call has been made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) telling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately declare Aminu Tambuwal winner of the March 9, governorship elections held in the state.

The call was made by the spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, who claimed that given the margin of victory recorded on the first ballot, there was no reason for INEC not to declare Tambuwal duly elected.

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Ologbondiyan, said: “Our position has not changed and we insist that His Excellency, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal should be declared winner of the governorship election in Sokoto State.

“If we go by the figure of votes collated so far, the governor has satisfied the provisions of the law because he won clearly in almost all the local governments of the states.

“What are they waiting for to declare him duly elected? We are a party that has respect for the laws of the land. So, we advise our members and supporters to remain calm because at the end of the day, victory is ours,” he added.

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