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Sokoto Rerun: INEC declares PDP’s Umar winner of Yabo/Shagari federal constituency

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Umar Yusuf as the winner of the rerun election for the Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency.

 

 

INEC Returning officer for Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency Rerun Election, Professor Abubakar Abdullahi-Bagudo declared that Umar Yusuf of the PDP is the winner of the election haven certified the requirement of the law.

 

Mr. Yusuf of the PDP defeated his rival  Abubakar Umar of the All Progressives Congress APC despite scoring lesser votes of 2249  votes in the rerun election compared to the APC candidate Abubakar Umar who scored a total of 3741 votes.

 

Meanwhile,  the PDP candidate had led the APC candidate in the substantive election with a total votes of 24792 against 22,472.

 

Umar Yusuf Yabo was however, declared the winner after scoring a total of 27,042 while APC candidate Abubakar Umar scored a total votes of 25, 738 votes.

 

 

 

Olakunle Maruf

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