The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has emerged victorious in the governorship election held in Sokoto State on Saturday. Armaya’u Hamisu, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Sokoto governorship election, announced the result on Sunday evening. According to the official announcement, Aliyu polled 453,661 votes to defeat his closest rival, Saidu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 404,632 votes.
Mr. Aliyu is an ally of a former Governor of Sokoto State and sitting senator, Aliyu Wamakko, and he served as the deputy to Governor Aminu Tambuwal during his first tenure between 2015 and 2019. In 2019, he contested against Mr. Tambuwal, a member of the PDP, and lost with a close margin of 342 votes after a re-run. With this victory, Mr. Aliyu will now be sworn in as the governor of Sokoto State for the next four years.