Aishatu Binani, the senator representing Adamawa Central,
has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in the state.
The senator defeated Nuhu Ribadu, former chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Jibrilla Bindow, former
governor of the state, to emerge the winner of the race.
Binani was the only female in the contest for the
governorship ticket of the party.
Although the exercise took place on Thursday, she was declared the winner on Friday morning in Yola, the state capital.
Binani polled 430 votes to beat Bindow who had 103 votes and
Ribadu, who secured 288 votes.
Courtesy of the victory, the senator will face Ahmadu
Fintiri, the incumbent governor of the state, in the 2023 gubernatorial
election
Fintiri is seeking a second term in office, after clinching
the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday.
Binani’s feat makes her only the second female flag bearer
of a major political party in Nigeria.
Aisha Alhassan, the late former minister of women affairs,
was the first to tow the path.
She was the candidate of the APC in the Taraba state
governorship election in 2015.
Although she lost the election to Ishaku Darius, she
challenged his victory at the court of appeal and supreme court — but lost her
case.
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