Tribunal affirms Tambuwal’s election as Sokoto South Senator

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The Sokoto State Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed Aminu Tambuwal’s (PDP) election as the validly elected Senator for Sokoto South Senatorial District.

The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Abdullahi Danbaba filed a petition disputing Tambuwal’s victory, requesting that the Tribunal declare the election inconclusive for failing to comply substantially with the terms of the Electoral Act.

Danbaba further requested that the Tribunal order re-elections in 28 voting units where he claimed elections were not held during the February and April substantive and supplemental polls.

The Tribunal, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition for lacking in merit, presenting documents and evidences that are not reliable.

The Tribunal also awarded the cost of N200,000 each to the first and second respondents, the PDP and Tambuwal.

Tambuwal, a two-term ex-governor of Sokoto State, won the poll with a total number of 100,860 votes.

With a vote margin of 4,976, he defeated his closest rival Danbaba who scored 95,884 votes.