APC Guber Primaries: Aisha Binani breaks history defeats Ribadu, Ex-governor, 3 others in Adamawa
Senator Aishatu Binani has been declared winner of the Adamawa governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
She defeated a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu and the former governor of the state, Jibrilla Bindo to clinch the coveted APC party ticket.
With this victory, Binani has become the first woman to win the governorship nomination of a major political party in the state.
Binani a serving senator, representing Adamawa Central, defeated five men to clinch the coveted APC party ticket.
Others in the contest were a House of Representatives member, Abdulrazak Namdas, Wafari Theman and Umar Mustapha.
Announcing the results, the chairman of the Electoral Committee, Gambo Lawan said Binani scored 430 votes to defeat her closest rival, Ribadu, who had 288 votes.
The former governor, Bindo had 103 votes to clinch the third position.
It was however gathered that Binani, besides doling out several empowerment items, gave each delegate N1 million to sail through.
The election which started at about 11:30 pm on Thursday was concluded at about 8:44 am on Friday morning.
Scores By Each Aspirant:
Aisha Binani: 430
Nuhu Ribadu: 288
Jibrilla Bindo: 103
Abdulrazak Namdas: 94
Umar Mustapha: 39
Wafari Theman: 21