Sokoto North:
Wamakko Wins as Dep Gov loses Senatorial bid
By Urube Peter, Sokoto
Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has defeated the incumbent Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, and retained his seat to the 10th Senate.
Wamakko pulled a total number of 141,468 meanwhile, Dan’iya scored 118,445 after the supplementary election conducted on Saturday to decide the winner of the Sokoto-North senatorial election.
It is a fallout from election declared inconclusive following some hitches recorded during the National Assembly elections in the state.
Recall that during the March 11th general elections, before the declarations of results inconclusive Wamakko was leading Dan’iya with over 10,000 votes.
Dr Wamakko, is a two-term governor of the state and a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he has been in Senate since 2015.
The results for the remaining two senatorial zones and some house of representatives members are being awaited
