PDP loses Sokoto as INEC declares APC candidate winner

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmad Aliyu polled 453,661.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmad Aliyu, winner of the Governorship Election in Sokoto State.The APC candidate defeated his PDP counterpart with a total of 453,661 votes, while his closest rival Saidu Umar of the PDP polled a total vote of 404632.