The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election conducted in Taraba state.
The Returning Officer for Taraba state, who is also the Vice Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Professor Muhammed Ahmed Abdul’aziz, while announcing the results said the PDP polled 189, 017 votes, while the Labour Party scored 146, 315, the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 135, 165 votes and the NNPP got 12, 818 votes.
He stated that the election was peaceful, free, fair, and credible, noting that the delay in announcing the results was due to the distance of some local government areas of the state as well as the terrain.
On his part, the Taraba state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Umar Muktar Gajram, described it as successful and promised to improve in identified areas where lapses were recorded.
