Sokoto Senatorial District Rerun: Wamakko re-elected Senator for third time

Senator representing Sokoto Senatorial District, Aliyu
Wamakko has been re-elected after a rerun of the election that took place on
Saturday, April 15, 2023.

He was declared the winner on Sunday after defeating his
closest rival who is the incumbent Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Manir Muhammad
Dan’Iya, of the Peoples Democratic Party with a margin of 23,023 votes.

Wamakko, who was a two-term governor of Sokoto State was
declared by the Returning Officer for the Sokoto North senatorial election,
Ibrahim Magawata.

Magawata in his declaration said, the All Progressives
Congress, APC, polled a total of 141,468 to defeat Manir Dan’Iya of the Peoples
Democratic Party with 118,445 votes.

Meanwhile, Wamakko, who is the Senate Committee Chairman on
Defence is returning to the Senate for the third time.