Mama Taraba Emerges Nigeria's First Female Governor

Aisha Alhassan has been declared the winner of the April 11 governorship election in Taraba state, thus making her Nigeria’s first female governor-elect.This was after a Taraba state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja nullified the election of Governor Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

APC’s Aisha Jummai Alhassan has emerged asNigeria’s first female governor‎According to Vanguard, the tribunal headed byJustice Musa Danladi Abubakar declared Alhassan, popularly referred to as Mama Taraba, as the bonafide winner of the election.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) is also among the ministerial nominees who were screened and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate.