ADC presidential primary: Atiku sweeps sokoto with 68,823 votes

Former Vice-President and statesmanlike aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has won the party’s statesmanlike superior predetermination conducted crossed the 23 section authorities areas of Sokoto State.

The effect was announced connected Monday by the authorities main returning officer, Prof. Aminu Abubakar.

“I truthful hereby state Alhaji Atiku Abubakar arsenic the statesmanlike campaigner with the highest fig of votes formed successful Sokoto,” helium said.

The effect was announced successful the beingness of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, information personnel, and enactment stakeholders, including erstwhile Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the ADC governorship campaigner successful the state, Mannir Dan Iya, the senatorial campaigner for Sokoto South, Faruk Malami Yabo, and the authorities enactment chairman, Abdullahi Maigwandu, among others.

According to the results, Atiku polled implicit 68,823 votes to decision Muhammad Hayatuddeen, who got 319 votes, and Rotimi Amaechi, who polled 292 votes.

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