Politics

PDP’s Kefas Agbu Wins Taraba Governorship Election

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kefas Agbu, has been declared the winner of the Taraba state governorship election.

Gatekeepers News reports that the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), M.A Abdulazeez said Agbu polled 257,926 votes to win the election.

Agbu, a former PDP chairman in Taraba state, was declared winner around 12:30am on Tuesday.

Muhammad Yahaya, the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), was his closest challenger with 202,277 votes.

Emmanuel Bwacha, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, had 142,502 votes to secure third place.

Uthman Olamilekan Bagbansoro

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