The Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state. The ruling was delivered Monday upheld Lawal's victory in the March 18 governorship election in the state. Obasanjo breaks silence, accuses Oyo monarchs of disrespecting Gov Makinde Gunmen kill admission seeker in Osun…
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has lost his reelection bid to Lawal Dare of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The returning officer for the election, Professor Kasimu Shehu, said Dare scored 377,726 votes to defeat Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle who polled 311, 976 votes. SaharaReporters had on Monday reported that the Zamfara State chapter of the PDP accused the Matawalle-led state government of kidnapping the returning officer of the Maradun local government area.