The former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Joel Ikenya, has been declared winner of the governorship primaries conducted by the Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State.
The Chairman of the Election Committee, Mr. Felix Hyat, who announced the results of the election in Jalingo on Saturday, said Ikenya scored 34,173, to defeat Mr. Dinshiya Usman, who polled 4,853 votes in the exercise.
Hyat, who described the exercise as free and fair, commended the PDP working committee in the state for the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
Ikenya, in his acceptance speech, pledged to revive Taraba to her days of glory if elected governor in 2027.
“I will transform Taraba; I will change the state from salary base, to an industrialised state.
“My desire is to also revive the state infrastructure and attract more investors to boost the economy,” he stated.
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The governorship candidate, however, denied the allegations of factional PDP in Taraba.
“There is no factional PDP in Taraba; I don’t know where the other people are coming from.
“PDP in Taraba is one, and we do not have any faction in the state. We are working as one united family to reclaim our mandate from Gov. Agbu Kefas of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he added.
A faction of PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, recently declared Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as its governorship candidate in Taraba.
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