By Abdallah el-Kurebe
#NigeriaDecides2023 – ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has won the February 25 election in Sokoto State.
The State Collation Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Kabiru Bala of ABU, Zaria who read out the summary of the results from the local government areas said the PDP polled a total of 288,679 votes, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 285,444 votes.
Reacting to the results, the Director General of the PDP Campaign in the state, Yusuf Suleiman, said the results did not reflect the wishes of the people.
“The State Collation Officer. I made my views very clear, that this results does not, in any way, represent the wishes of the people of Sokoto State. It is a great misrepresentation. In an election where 471 polling units were cancelled with total registered voters of 301,000, you know that something is absolutely wrong.
“I believe that if we continue to accept these kind of election, we are only rewarding those who are perpetrating violence. They must be apprehended and brought to book. If you allow them to get away with this, I can assure you that they will double their efforts in the next election. Government must be serious.
“The president has said that he wants to bequeath a legacy of conducting free, and fair elections in Nigeria. But obviously, some people are around him and his government do not share his views. They came to Sokoto and destroy our election.
“I want INEC to conduct elections in these 471 units and provide adequate security to ensure that nobody penetrates those polling units. Let people’s votes count. This is the only option for Nigeria,” he said.
The results by LGA are as follows:
Bodinga LGA
APC 13,384
PDP 13,559
Binji LG
APC 9,953
PDP 8,646
Dange/Shuni LGA
APC 11,954
PDP 10,306
Gada LGA
APC 13,631
PDP 15,343
Gwadabawa LGA
APC 14,696
PDP 14,194
Goronyo LGA
APC 8,892
PDP 11,614
Gudu LGA
APC 11,194
PDP 9,295
Illela LGA
APC 15,570
PDP 14,920
Isa LGA
APC 9,391
PDP 12,481
Kebbe LGA
APC 9,008
PDP 10,430
Kware LGA
APC 10,485
PDP 12,242
Rabah LGA
APC 5,584
PDP 5,490
Sabon Birnin LGA
APC 17,994
PDP 15,182
Shagari LGA
APC 11,355
PDP 13,009
Silame LGA
APC 7,086
PDP 8,240
Sokoto North LGA
APC 17,228
PDP 17,025
Sokoto South LGA
APC 21,385
PDP 20,036
Tambuwal LGA
APC 13,814
PDP 21,708
Tangaza LGA
APC 10,331
PDP 6,594
Tureta LGA
APC 7,684
PDP 8,144
Wamakko LGA
APC 23,189
PDP 19,121
Wurno LGA
APC 10,988
PDP 9,832
Yabo LGA
APC 10,650
PDP 11,269
