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Darius Ishaku, Taraba Governor, Fails In Bid To Secure Senate Seat

Darius Ishaku, the governor of Taraba state, has lost his bid to represent Taraba South senatorial district in the national assembly.

Darius Ishaku, Taraba State Governor

Ishaku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate, lost to David Jimkuta, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer.

Adeyeye Solomon, the returning officer for the senatorial election, said Jimkuta scored 85,415 votes to defeat Ishaku who got 45,708 votes.

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The returning officer said the APC candidate won in all the local government areas including the governor’s home town of Takum.

KOKO TV reports that results from the various local government areas that make up the zone indicate that the APC candidate polled 17,607 votes in Donga LGA while Ishaku clinched 10,492 votes.

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The APC candidate got 13,087 votes as against Ishaku’s 8,092 votes in Ibi LGA; 22,246 votes against 4,098 votes in Ussa/Yangtu; 20,892 votes against 12,988 votes in Wukari and 11,581 votes against 9,640 votes from Takum.

Meanwhile, Shu’aibu Lau, the deputy senate minority leader, won his re-election bid for the Taraba North senatorial district.

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