Tambuwal clinches PDP senatorial ticket for Sokoto South

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has won the senatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Sokoto South constituency in the 2023 general elections.

Okay.ng understands that Tambuwal was declared the senatorial candidate of the PDP after withdrawing from the presidential race of the party to support former vice president, Atiku Abubakar who eventually won the presidential primary.

The Sokoto governor is seeking to represent seven Local Government Areas in the Senate.

The LGAs are Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo.

Tambuwal will battle to with the incumbent, Senator Danbaba Dambuwa, who recently dumped the PDP for APC.