BREAKING: PDP’s Lawal Defeats Incumbent Matawalle In Zamfara

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP as the winner of last Saturday’s Governorship election in Zamfara State

Dr. Dauda Lawal polled 377,726 votes to defeat his closet rival who is also the Incumbent Governor, Bello Matawalle of the APC who polled 311,976
and Dr. Hashim of the ADC who came distant 3rd with 1178 votes.

Zamfara Governor Matawalle Tasks Northern Leaders On Unity

The Zamfara Governorship results were declared by the returning office for the Professor Kasimu Shehu Kalla, the Vice Chancellor Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.

Agents of the APC rejects the results of the last two local governments collated, saying they will challenge the outcome in court

Political party agents at the Collation Centre accepted the outcome of the results and have all signed the results sheet to authenticate their acceptance.

This is the second time an incumbent Governor in Zamfara state is been defeated by an opposition Political party

Former Governor Mamuda Shinkafi of the then PDP was defeated by Fmr. Governor Abdulazeez Yari of the ANPP in 2011.