2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election information
2023 gubernatorial election in Taraba State, Nigeria
2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election
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18 March 2023
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Registered
2,022,374
Nominee
Emmanuel Bwacha
Muhammad Sani Yahaya
Kefas Agbu
Party
APC
New Nigeria Peoples Party
PDP
Running mate
Iliyasu Kirim
Danladi Yakubu Balutu
Aminu Abdullahi Alkali
Governor before election
Darius Ishaku
PDP
Elected Governor
Kefas Agbu
PDP
The 2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Taraba State, concurrent with elections to the Taraba State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] The election will be held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Darius Ishaku is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
Party primaries were scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022 with the Peoples Democratic Party nominating Kefas Agbu on 25 May while the All Progressives Congress nominated Senator for Taraba South Emmanuel Bwacha on 26 May.[3][4] Two prolonged court battles challenged the APC primary with one case successfully nullifying the primary through a High Court ruling on 14 November 2022;[5] however, the other case reached higher courts faster and culminated in the Supreme Court also nullifying the primary on 1 February 2023 before ordering a rerun to be conducted.[6][7][8] The APC conducted a new primary on 10 February that resulted in Bwacha winning again.[9]
^Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^Bolaji, Femi (25 May 2022). "Agbu Kefas wins Taraba PDP gov'ship ticket". Vanguard. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^Chikpa, Terna (28 May 2022). "Senator Bwacha Wins Taraba APC Guber Primary". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^Ozozoyin, Great. "Again, court nullifies Taraba APC guber primary". Daily Post. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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