Olakunle Maruf – Sokoto
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Mallam Sa’idu Umar Ubandoma has won his polling units with more than 400 votes margin ahead of his rival.
According to the results sheet which was declared late in the night on Saturday and signed by the presiding officer of his polling unit, Yusuf Hausawa, with PU 020, Sabon-titi, Kofar Atiku Area of the state metropolis, Ubandoma scored a total number of 427 votes to defeat his main challenger, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who garnered four votes.
The total number of registered voters in the polling units stands at 876 while the number of accredited voters was 462 with total valid votes at 431.
The two main candidates, PDP and APC are expected to slug it out in the governorship election in the state.
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