No fewer than 18 political Parties are to contest the governorship election in Sokoto State.
This was according to information displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its office in Sokoto, the state capital.
The release showed that two political parties were fielding two female deputy governorship candidates for the first time.
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They included Hannatu Muhtar who is the deputy governorship candidate on the platform of the Action Peoples Party (APP) and Hauwa’u Bello who is the running mate on the platform of Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
It was gathered that the candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) is Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is fielding Saidu Umar.
Others included Isiyaku Bello of the ADC, Abubakar Haruna of APM, Habibu Muhammed of Zenith Party, Ibrahim Muhammed Mansur Gada of APGA and Goronyo Ibrahim of Boot Party.
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It also included Dahiru Umar Tambuwal of NNPP, Muhammad Saidu Gumburawa of PRP, Daniya Usama Sani of YPP, Imam Abdulrahim Chindo of Labour Party while National Rescue Movement present Aliyu Sulaiman DanDauda.
Action Alliance presents Ahmad Ahmad Jao, ADP has Nasiru Sarki Larabawa, SDP has Umar Abdul-Razak, African Action Congress with Ahmad Babajo Ibrahim and Abba Sidi Ahmed for Action Peoples Party (APP).
