By: Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
The senator representing Taraba south, Dr. Emmanuel Bwacha, has been declared winner of the rerun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election for Taraba State.
Chairman of the electoral committee, General Tukur Buratai (rtd), while announcing the result of the primary which held in Jalingo, disclosed that Bwacha polled 778 votes to defeat his close challenger, senator Yusuf A Yusuf who scored 5 votes out of the 796 total votes cast in the exercise.
Buratai earlier announced that a total of 840 delegates were expected to participate in the exercise but only 796 were accredited.
Tribune Online reports that other aspirants who contested in the election, Chief David Sabo Kente, Dr. Anthony Manzo, Barr. Danladi Kifasi and Engr. Sale Mamma both got zero vote while 8 votes were declared invalid.
In his reaction, Bwacha described the result as a confirmation that people of the state were truly yearning for good governance.
Bwacha, while commending Gen. Buratai, the APC and the Independent national electoral Commission (INEC) for a credible exercise, also thanked the delegates for supporting him and promised to ensure dividend of democracy for the people if elected the next governor of Taraba state.
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