APC’s Senator Gobir retains seat, defeats Sokoto Assembly Speaker

Senator representing Sokoto east zone, Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir has won his re-election bid under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

He got 170,665 votes to beat the PDP candidate Salihu Maidaji, who is the incumbent Speaker Sokoto state House of Assembly who had 140,322 votes.

The result for the senatorial election was declared by the Returning Officer Prof. Mansur Ibrahim Sa’id, DVC Administration, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, UDUS.

Out of the eight local government areas under the zone, APC had the highest number of votes in six, while PDP won in two.

Sokoto East Senatorial result by LG:

Wurno LG APC 19,627 PDP 11,990

Rabah LG APC 15,120 ,PDP 11,609

Illela LG APC 25,228 PDP 13,035

Gwadabawa LG APC 22,616 PDP 16,982

Gada LG APC 24,982 PDP 16,587

S/Birni APC 27,657 PDP 28,146.

Goronyo APC 20,498 PDP 17,738

Isa LG APC 14,937 PDP 19235