Breaking: INEC adjourns collation of Sokoto rerun
The adjournment following the non- arrival of results from Kebbe local government, which is the last of the 22 Local Government Areas.
The Returning Officer, Professor Fatima Mukhtar, who announced the adjournment before party agents, heads of security agencies, the media, observers and other stakeholders had presided over results of 21 LGs where the rerun was conducted.However, out of the rerun results, APC is leading with 14 local governments against PDP’s 7.Before the election was declared inconclusive, Tambuwal of the PDP had 489, 558 votes over APC candidate, who scored 486,145.
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