Aishatu Binani, senator representing Adamawa central district, has defeated five male contestants to win the APC governorship ticket for 2023 election in the state.
The senator 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.”
Binani will face the incumbent Umaru Fintri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the main election next year.
List of winners
Meanwhile, the APC has so far produced 19 governorship aspirants.
Here are winners:
Sadique Abubakar, Bauchi State
Nasiru Idris, Kebbi State.
Uche Nnaji, Enugu State
Tonye Cole, Rivers State
Uba Sani, Kaduna State
Ikechi Emenike, Abia State
Nentawe Yilwada, Plateau State
Ovie Omo-Agege, Delta State
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State
Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa (incumbent)
Aishatu Binani, Adamawa (first female candidate)
Babagana Zulum, Borno (incumbent)
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun (incumbent)
Bello Matawalle, Zamfara (incumbent)
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Kwara (incumbent)
Mai Mala Buni, Yobe (incumbent)
Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe (incumbent)
Dikko Umar Radda, Katsina State
Umar Namadi, Jigawa State
Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, Kano State.
Mohammed Umar Bago, Niger State