By Chris Udochukwu
Taraba – The Taraba state Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Col. Kefas Agbu Rtd on Wednesday night secured the ticket of the party to fly the party’s flag in the forthcoming general election in 2023.
Agbu defeated five other aspirants to emerge as the candidate of the party under rather controversial circumstances.
The Chairman of the electoral committee Alhaji Kabir Bappa Jauro declared winner of the Primary election after he scored four hundred and forty Three out of the five hundred and fifteen valid votes to b at his closest rival Professor Joseph Albasu Kunini, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly who scored Thirty one votes.
In his speech, Agbu said that his victory was for all party members and called on all those who participated in the process to continue to give him maximum support so that the party can go ahead and retain power in 2023.
Speaking after the Primaries which lasted till late evening on Wednesday, the state Governor Darius Ishaku saluted the people for ensuring the success of thee primaries and called on the party members to join hands with the candidate to ensure the victory of the party.
Our reporter reports that the state party Chairman Col. Kefas Agbu Rtd surreptitiously joined the race after his alleged endorsement by the elder statesman General Theophilus Danjuma which has sparked widespread condemnation and agitations from stakeholders. How the Chairman was able to secure the party’s governorship and expression of interest forms well after the sale of forms and screening of aspirants was over has remained a mystery yet to be unraveled.
Other participants at the Primaries include Professor Jerome Nyame who scored twenty four votes, Mr Joel Ikyenya who scored eleven votes and Hilkia Buba Joda Mafindi who scored six votes.
