Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has been declared the winner of the Zamfara West Senatorial election.

   Yari defeated his closest rival, Bello S. Fagon of the Peoples Democratic Party. Rufus Teniola, Collation Officer for Zamfara West, while declaring the result, said that the All Progressive Congress, APC, candidate, Yari polled a total of 147,346 to defeat Fagon, who polled 55,83 votes. The candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, polled 363, while Labour Party scored 111. The senatorial district has six local governments comprising Gummi, Bukkuyum, Anka, Talata Mafara, Maradun, and Bakura.

Ada Peter