The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Yusuf Yabo, has emerged winner for the Yabo-Shagari federal constituency in Sokoto State.
Daily Trust learnt that, other National Assembly elections had been declared inconclusive in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Yabo defeated the incumbent member, representing the area and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Umar. Yabo scored 24,7792 votes while Umar got 22,497 votes.
The returning officer for the election, Professor Abubakar Sambo Junaidu, declared Yabo as the winner of the election and returned elected.
In his acceptance speech, Yusuf thank the people of the two local governments areas for finding him worthy for their representation at the lower chamber and promised not to let them down.
Yusuf was a retired local government employee and a traditional title holder of Danmajen Yabo
Meanwhile, other National Assembly elections were declared inconclusive as the polls were marred by violence and over voting among other irregularities.
There are three Senatorial and 11 House of Representatives’ seats in the state.
Daily Trust gathered that Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was leading Senator Ibrahim Danbaba Dambuwa of the APC in Sokoto South Senatorial before it was declared inconclusive.
According to the results, Tambuwal scored 87,850 votes while Dambuwa secured 79,991 votes.
The returning officer, Professor Shehu Usman Gulumbe declared the election Inconclusive due to over voting and distruption of election processes in all the seven local governments across the senatorial district.
Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, a leader of APC in the state, was leading in the Sokoto North Senatorial election with 11,732 votes.
Wamakko had polled 114,866 votes against the 103,134 votes scored by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and incumbent deputy Governor of the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya.
The returning Officer, Professor Ibrahim Magawata said the results from some polling units with 121,010 registered voters were cancelled therefore the election was inconclusive.
Similarly, no winner was declared for Sokoto East Senatorial election as results from polling units were cancelled over violence among others.
The PDP candidate, Shu’aibu Gwanda Gobir, was leading in the election with 2,051 votes having scored 99,198.
He was closely followed by the APC candidate, Ibrahim Lamido who scored 97,147 votes.
Other elections declared inconclusive, were Isa-Sabon Birni, Gudu-Tangaza, Rabah-Wurno, Tureta-Bodinga-Dange Shuni, Tambuwal-Kebbe, Gwadabawa-Illela, Wamakko-Kware and Sokoto South-Sokoto North, Silame-Binji and Goronyo-Gada federal constituencies elections.
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