The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kefas Agbu the winner of the Taraba State governorship election.
Agbu, a retired Lt. Colonel and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 257,926 votes to edge out the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Muhammad Yahaya, who polled 202,277.
In third place, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Emmanuel Bwacha, garnered 142,502 ballots.
The state Returning Officer Prof M.A. Abdulazeez declared Agbu the governor-elect at 00:30 a.m on Tuesday, after fulfilling the requirements of the law.
Abdulazeez called on all contestants to forgive each other.
“We are doing this to ensure that democracy will go a long way in Nigeria.”
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