Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa’s victory may be the slimmest margin of win in a governorship election. He polled 106 votes more than his opponent to be returned as elected governor in Kaduna State in 2011. That is our democracy and that is the rule. A simple majority and the required percentage of votes in two-thirds of local government areas in a state will suffice.
In Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal nearly broke Yakowa’s record this year. With 342 votes. He has won the governorship race after a supplementary election that was viewed in many quarters as unlawful and unnecessary. That, of course, matters little now, except with respect to the letter of the law, as the recent tribunal ruling in a similar case in Osun State clearly indicates. For Sokoto State, that is more an academic exercise. Tribunal or not, Tambuwal is the governor and governor-elect of Sokoto State. He has one victory now and will most probably secure another, if he cares to challenge the supplementary…
