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Bwacha wins Taraba APC guber primaries rerun

Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries rerun in Taraba State.

The chairman of the electoral committee, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (Retd), announced the result in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Friday.

Buratai said Bwacha scored 778 votes to emerge as the winner, while Sen. Yusuf Yusuf came second with five votes.

READ ALSO: Supreme Court sacks Bwacha as Tababa APC guber candidate

He said 840 delegates were expected at the election, out of which 796 were accredited.

Speaking, Bwacha described the result as a confirmation that people of the state were truly yearning for good governance in the state.

The Supreme Court had nullified the state APC governorship primaries and ordered a rerun.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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