Sokoto governorship election: Declare me winner – Tambuwal tells INEC
Tambuwal made the call in a special broadcast on Monday in Sokoto, stating that Section 179 of the Constitution and INEC guidelines were explicit on governorship elections.
Prof. Fatima Muktar, Vice Chancellor, Federal University Dutse , Jigawa, had declared that Tambuwal polled 489, 558 votes while his closest rival, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu of the APC scored 486, 145 votes. “This technical reason of margin differences has not been applied in Osun and Ekiti elections,” Tambuwal said.
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