Former Governor of Sokoto State and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Aliyu Wamakko, was declared the winner of the Sokoto North Senatorial Election District.

Wamakko defeated the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Manir Mohammed Dan’ Iya who was his deputy,  with a margin of 23,023 votes.

Announcing the results Sunday morning, the Returning Officer for the Sokoto North senatorial election, Ibrahim Magawata, said after the supplementary elections, the candidate of the APC, Aliyu Wamakko, scored total number of 141,468 to defeat Manir Dan’Iya who garnered 118,445 votes.