The son of the Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Njiddah Tafida, has emerged because the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, candidate for Yoro/Jalingo/Zing federal constituency for the forthcoming by election within the state.
Tafida, who emerged as a consensus candidate, was on Tuesday declared winner of the get together’s main which befell on the Jolly Nyame Stadiu, in Jalingo, the state capital.
He emerged winner after six different candidates withdrew from the competition jiffy earlier than the graduation of the election.
Notable amongst those that stepped apart have been the previous Everlasting Secretary of the Bureau for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs; Bello Yero, Chairman of the Taraba State Parliamentary Committee
Saleh Sa’advert, former Commissioner of Youth and Sport, Hassan Bappa, Abdullahi Baba, and Leah Solomon.
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Alhaji Mohammed Danlami, declared that out of 96 accredited delegates, 95 solid their votes in favor of Tafida.
With this growth, Tafida is ready to face Aminu Ibrahim Malle of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and different candidates from varied political events within the by election scheduled for February 3, 2024.