Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, a.k.a Binani has won the governorship ticket for the Adamawa state, under the APC.
Binani has scored 430 votes to emerge overall winner in a party primary election held on Thursday and Friday, at Lamido Cinema, Galadima Aminu way, Yola, the state capital.
The Electoral Committee Chairman, Hon Gambo Lawal, declaring Binani elected, explained that the eligible voters stood at 1109. However, there’s an insignificant arithmetic error to give 1011 total votes cast, which could be as a result of miscounting of invalid votes, which stood at 39.
The following are the votes scored by aspirants as presented by the electoral committee chairman:
1. Hon. Wafari Theman – 21 votes
2. Dr. Umar Mustapha Madawaki, a.k.a Otumba – 39 votes
3. Hon. Abdurrazak Sa’ad Namdas – 94 votes
4. Sen. Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla a.k.a Bindow – 103 votes
5. Malam Nuhu Ribadu – 288 votes
6. Distinguished Sen. Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, a.k.a Binani – 430 votes
7. Invalid votes – 36
From the Periscope report, the All Progressives Congress, APC has held her governorship primary elections at Lamido Cinema, Galadima Aminu way, Yola, the state capital.
The APC electoral committee led by Hon Gambo Lawal were in Yola since yesterday, Thursday for the exercise.
The committee assured that the exercise would be transparent, free, fair and credible, to be acceptable and accepted by all.
The committee has cleared the air where she revealed that none of the aspirants was screened out. All the 6 aspirants were successfully accredited. They are Malam Nuhu Ribadu, Dr Umar Mustapha Madawaki, a.k.a Otumba, Hon Abdurrazak Sa’ad Namdas, Hon Wafari Theman, Sen Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, a.k.a Binani and Sen Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla a.k.a Bindow, the former governor.
The committee explained that there are 1113 registered delegates directly elected in their wards. However, only 1109 of the delegates have availed themselves for the accreditation. Therefore, to ensure credibility, the number of votes cast must not exceed the number of the accredited delegates.
The committee urged the supporters as electorates to remain faithful to the fate of the voting.
In his goodwill address, Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, SGF, having commended the APC executive members, the electoral committee for improving the management of the congress, certified that all the heavyweight aspirants are super capable to reclaim power from the PDP led government that has suffocated the state. But it is only one aspirants that would emerge victorious.
He urged the aspirants to rally round the most equalled among them to be able to ensure victory for the party come 2023.
