The elections petitions tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared APC’s Aisha Jummai Alhassan as the duly elected governor of Taraba state.

She will become the first elected female governor in Nigeria if PDP’s Darius Ishaku, the incumbent, does not appeal against the verdict.

Danladi Abubakar, chairman of the tribunal, declared Alhassan winner of the April 11 governorship election on the grounds that Ishaku did not emerge candidate of the PDP in a proper primary election.

He ruled that Alhassan, also known as ‘Mama Taraba’, be sworn in immediately as governor of Taraba state because she came second in the poll.

The tribunal also quashed 10 applications of Ishaku, who urged the court to dismiss the petition of Alhassan for lack of merit. Ishaku is the second PDP governor whose election has been annulled by a tribunal.

On October 24, the election of Nyesom Wike as Rivers state governor was ‎annulled by a tribunal sitting in Abuja. The tribunal had held that Wike was‎ not duly elected, therefore it ruled that a fresh election be held in Rivers state within 90 days. Wike has since appealed against the judgment.

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