Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has been declared the winner of the Sokoto South senatorial district election.
Tambuwal, a two term governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party emerged winner with a total number of 100,860 votes.
With a vote margin of 4,976, he defeated his closest rival of the All Progressives Congress and incumbent senator, Abdullahi Dambuwa, who scored 95,884 votes.
Returning Officer, Professor Abubakar Bagudo, announced the results on Sunday at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Bodinga Local Government Area of the state.