By In what may be considered a history-making development, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani has clinched the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State.
Binani, who represents Adamawa Central Senatorial District in the upper legislative chamber, emerged winner of the APC guber primary, after defeating five other aspirants in the race — who are all men.
Her contenders include a former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu; a former governor of the state, Jibrilla Bindow; a House of Representatives member, Abdulrazak Namdas; Wafari Theman and Umar Mustapha.
Announcing the results on Friday morning, 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, Bindow, had 103 votes to place third.
This feat makes the 50-year-old politician the second female flag bearer of a major political party in Nigeria, after the late former Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan.
