The Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has been declared the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Sokoto South.
Gatekeepers News reports that Tambuwal had previously represented Tambuwal/Kebbe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, where he rose to become the Speaker of the House in his third term.
Tambuwal seeks to represent seven Local Government Areas in the Red Chamber come 2023.
The LGAs are Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo.
By this declaration, Tambuwal will slug it out with the incumbent, Senator Danbaba Dambuwa, who recently dumped the PDP for APC.
