Politics
Taraba Gov, Deputy Win PDP Senatorial Primaries
Governor Darius Ishku of Taraba State has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Taraba South Senatorial District primary election.
He got 154 votes to win the primary in which he was unopposed.
The primary was conducted peacefully under tight security at Wukari.
Ishku’s deputy, Alhaji Haruna Manu, also won the Taraba Central Senatorial District primary.
Haruna scored 143 votes to defeat Muhammed Abana who did not score any vote.
The Taraba Central Senatorial District primary was conducted at Bali.
The sitting senator representing Taraba Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Alhaji Shuaibu Isa Lau, also won the primary which was conducted at Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo.
Senator Lau scored 193 votes to defeat three other contestants.
The three contestants defeated by Lau were David Kassa who scored 73 votes, Mr Jeji Williams who scored 5 votes and Mr Bandawa who did not score any vote.