Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku
The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has lost the election for the Taraba South senatorial district to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, David Jimkuta.
Declaring the results of the election on Monday in Wukari, the INEC returning officer for the election Prof. Solomon Adeyeye said Jimkuta polled 85,415 votes to defeat Governor Darius of the PDP who polled 45,708 votes.
“By the powers conferred on me as returning officer, I hereby announce and declare David Jimkuta as the winner of the just concluded Taraba South Senatorial district election,” the returning said.
Jimkuta expressed gratitude to the teeming youths and security agencies for ensuring the necessary peaceful environment for the successful conduct of the elections.
