The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has won the elections for Sokoto South senatorial district election.
Tambuwal who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated the current serving senator, Danbaba Dambuwa, with a total margin of 4,976.
Returning Officer, Professor Abubakar Abdullahi Bagudo, said Tambuwal scored 100,860 votes while Danbaba, garnered a total number of 95,884 votes.
Tambuwal will, however, be returning to the National Assembly as a senator representing Sokoto South senatorial district having served as a three-term Federal House of Representatives member representing the Kebbe/Tambuwal federal constituency where he emerged as the Speaker between 2011 to 2015.
