Female senator wins Taraba APC gov ticket

The senator representing Taraba North at the National
Assembly, Senator Aisha Alhasan, has been elected as the
governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress
in Taraba State, at the party’s primary held on Thursday
and rounded off on Friday morning.
The APC primary held at Jolly Nyame Stadium,
Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, amid heavy security
presence.
Dr. Muhammed Julde, alongside M. T. Tumba and
Yusufu Akirikwen boycotted the primary shortly before the
commencement of the exercise.
Chairman of APC primary committee in the state, Kola
Shittu, who announced the results of the election in the
presence of party members and other officials, stated that
delegates cast 2,471 votes at the primary.
He added that Julde scored 14 votes, Akirikwen also
scored 14 votes and Tumba got 18 votes.
Alhassan scored a total number of 2,425.
He said, “With this results and the power conferred on
me as the returning officer of this primary held on
December 4 2014, Sen. Aisha Alhassan, having satisfied
all the necessary requirements and scored the highest votes,
is hereby declared the winner of this primary.”