{"id":262850,"date":"2023-04-16T12:53:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T11:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=262850"},"modified":"2023-04-16T13:19:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T12:19:14","slug":"breaking-tambuwal-wins-sokoto-south-senatorial-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/04\/16\/breaking-tambuwal-wins-sokoto-south-senatorial-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tambuwal wins Sokoto South Senatorial seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Sokoto South Senatorial election.<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal scored 100,860 votes to defeat the incumbent lawmaker and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ibrahim Danbaba Dambuwa, who polled 95,884 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The returning officer, Professor Abubakar Abdullahi Bagudo, made the announcement at about 11:55 am on Sunday at the INEC office in Bodinga local government<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/29\/breaking-nasc-confirms-tambuwal-as-clerk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tambuwal<\/a> 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 Kebbe\/Tambuwal federal constituency where he emerged as the Speaker between 2011 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He is the third governor to secure victory among the 10 governors who contested senatorial seats.<\/p>\n<p>The governors who lost are Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Ben Ayade (Cross River).<\/p>\n<p>While Governors Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and Abubakar Bello (Niger) won the contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Sokoto South Senatorial election. 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