Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has praised the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State.

Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, according to The Daily Post, with 453,661 votes. 404,632 people voted for Saidu Umar of the PDP.

In a video response, Fayose expressed his delight that the candidate supported by Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal lost the election while sipping wine.

He claimed that Tambuwal had betrayed both Nyesom Wike's administration and the party.

“I am so excited by the loss of Governor Tambuwal's candidate in Sokoto. You see, when a man is treasured, there is a payback time.

“He betrayed the party in 2015, and he ran back. He betrayed the Asiwaju he went to meet in APC, he betrayed Wike, who soon sponsored him in 2019, and now is payback time.

“I appreciate the people of Sokoto for voting against Tambuwal.

“I enjoined you to vote against him again in the Senate rerun. You are wonderful people, and God sees the affairs of men. Tambuwal is gone.