2019 Taraba State gubernatorial election

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2019 Taraba State gubernatorial election
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Turnout52.07%
 
Nominee Darius Dickson Ishaku Sani Abubakar Danladi
Party PDP APC
Running mate Haruna Manu
Popular vote520,433362,735
Percentage57.21%39.87%
Governor before election

Darius Dickson Ishaku
PDP

Elected Governor

Darius Dickson Ishaku
PDP

The 2019 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent People's Democratic Party Governor Darius Ishaku won re-election for a second term in 12 local government areas, defeating former acting governor and All Progressives Congress's Sani Danladi who won in the remaining four with a margin of 157,69[8] votes, and several minor party candidates. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Darius Dickson Ishaku emerged unopposed in the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary as the sole candidate. [5] His running mate was Haruna Manu. [6]

Of the 30 candidates who aspired for the governorship seat, 28 were male, two were female. [7] [8]

Electoral system

The Governor of Taraba State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

People's Democratic Party primary

The People's Democratic Party primary election was held on September 29, 2018. Darius Ishaku, the incumbent governor, who was the party's sole aspirant, emerged winner with 1,928 delegate votes out of a total of 2,000. [5]

Candidates

All Progressives Congress primary

The All Progressives Congress primary election was held on October 2, 2018. Sani Danladi, a former deputy and acting governor of the state, [9] [10] was said to have defeated nine other contestants to win the primary election polling 60,629 delegate votes out of a total of 107,387 from across the state's 16 local government areas. His closest rival was Joel Ikenya, with 11,772 votes. However, the results were contested by eight of the ten contestants who sought for its cancellation. [11] [12] [13] The part's problems began earlier in the middle of that year. [14] Danladi got cleared by an Appeal court. [15]

Candidates

Results

A total of 30 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [7] People's Democratic Party Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku won re-election for a second term, defeating All Progressives Congress's Sani Abubakar Danladi, UDP's Aisha Jummai Alhassan and several minor party candidates. [22] [23] [24] [25] Ishaku polled 520,433 votes representing 57.21% of total vote cast, Danladi 362,735 votes representing 39.87%, and Alhassan 16,289, from across the 16 local government areas. [2] [26] [27] [28] Meanwhile, prior to the election, the APC candidate got disqualified in court over improper declaration of age. [29] [30]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,777,105 while 931,539 voters were accredited. The total number of votes cast was 925,320, while the total number of valid votes was 909,716. Total rejected votes were 15,604. [31]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Darius Dickson Ishaku People's Democratic Party (PDP)520,43357.21
Sani Abubakar Danladi All Progressives Congress (APC)362,73539.87
Aisha Jummai AlhassanUnited Democratic Party (UDP)16,2891.79
Adamu Danbako Ibrahim All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)4,0980.45
Musa Bah KanawaYoung Democratic Party (YDP)1,2080.13
Stephen Bishi Social Democratic Party (SDP)7430.08
Danjuma Umaru National Rescue Movement (NRM)7300.08
Sani SaidiAll Grassroots Alliance (AGA)5940.07
Bello Mohammed Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)5640.06
Kwaghkar Julius Mberga Action Alliance (AA)4710.05
Faruk Alhaji Muhammed Democratic People's Party (DPP)2650.03
Ahmadu Umaru SalimYoung Progressive Party (YPP)2490.03
Kefas SuleABP1940.02
Ibrahim Manzo Mohammed African Democratic Congress (ADC)1680.02
Ahmed Bala GassolPeople's Party of Nigeria (PPN)1530.02
Japhet Magdalene TobbiNational Action Council (NAC)910.01
Banti Henry HanielAction People's Party (APP)890.01
Umar AbubakarAdvanced Congress of Democracts (ACD)850.01
Dahiru Yunusa Shagarda Accord (A)770.01
Ahmad Murtala IsahNational Democratic Liberty Party (NDLP)770.01
Bala KabiruAllied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN)690.01
Phillip Soje ShinMega Party of Nigeria (MPN)690.01
Bagarmi Kamaludeen Muhammed SojeMovement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD)490.01
Issa Musa Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)450.00
Bala Danlami Adi Labour Party (LP)440.00
Paul Jamasuru TankwaMass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA)370.00
Bello A. Ahmed Democratic Alternative (DA)320.00
Utsumiu-Nyen Akin Ishaya MissaChange Advocacy Party (CAP)210.00
Abdullahi RabsanjaniGrassroots Development Party of Nigeria (GDPN)200.00
Sanusi A. T. HamzaFreedom and Justice Party (FJP)170.00
Total909,716100.00
Valid votes909,71698.31
Invalid/blank votes15,6041.69
Total votes925,320100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,777,10552.07
Source: INEC, [7] Premium Times [31]

By local government area

The results below were for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 909,716 represents the 30 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents local government areas won by Ishaku. Blue represents local government area won by Danladi. [32] [33] [7] [34]

County (LGAs)Darius Dickson Ishaku

PDP

Sani Danladi

APC

Total Votes
#%#%#
Ardo Kola 22,20819,61743,524
Bali 34,74431,35768,109
Donga 42,69613,70760,056
Gashaka 12,59210,74641,7708
Gassol 28,18146,38578,250
Ibi 13,63018,61634,105
Jalingo 31,91758,51195,164
Karim Lamido 34,89244,480
Kurmi 28,5193,81533,654
Lau 20,88112,54235,332
Sardauna 38,61829,924
Takum 50,56214,01467,366
Ussa 20,56710,209
Wukari 92,52734,995132,131
Yorro 16,2786,71224,943
Zing 31,6197,10540,724
Totals909,716

Aftermath

After the elections, the All Progressives Congress party expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the process [35] and vowed to appeal the outcome, legally. [36] News Agency of Nigeria, however, reported the All Progressives Congress filing a suit against the results of the governorship election at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on September 20, 2019. [37] While the victory accrued to Darius Ishaku was withheld, [38] the appellant's suit was disqualified by virtue of the earlier disqualification of its candidate at the Jalingo Federal High Court on March 6, 2019. [39] The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal by the All Progressives Congress. [40] The appeal court, nevertheless, declared the People's Democratic Party candidate, Darius Dickson Ishaku, the winner. [41]

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