2023: APC produces 1st female governorship candidate as Binani wins in Adamawa

Senator Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated defeated five male contestants to win the party’s governorship ticket for 2023 election.

Binani will face the incumbent Umaru Fintri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the main election next year.

The senator representing Adamawa central defeated former EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu, who scored 288, former governor Bindow, who scored 103 and serving House of Representatives member, Namdas, with 94 votes; Wafari Therman and Umar Mustphar scored 21 and  39 respectively, to clinch the ticket.

Announcing the result of the primaries that lasted to the early hours of Friday, the chairman of the primaries committee, Alhaji  Gambo Lawal said a total number of  1130 delegates were accredited and a total of 1011 votes were cast, while the invalid votes cast were 36

He said, “Of the total number of valid votes cast, Senator Ashatu Dahiru Binani scored 430 and having scored the highest number of votes cast, she is hereby returned as the winner of the primary election.”