The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), retired Col. Kefas Agbu, as the winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Taraba.
Agbu polled 257,926 votes to defeat the candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Sani Yahaya, who got 202,278 votes, and Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha of the APC, who polled 141,592 votes.
The returning officer for Taraba, Prof. Muhammed Abdulaziz, declared the results.
He said, “The PDP candidate, having won the majority of votes and satisfied all requirements of the law, is declared the winner of the Saturday polls and returned elected.”
Meanwhile, the governor-elect, Agbu, has described his victory as a triumph of the people’s will.
Agbu, who said that the battle was a very tough one, noted that in every contest, there was bound to be a winner and a loser.
He urged all contestants to get on board to build the Taraba of the future.
Gov. Darius Ishaku, for his part, congratulated the governor-elect and said that he was happy to be handing over to another PDP governor.
(NAN)
