Ex-Labour Minister Ikenya wins Taraba PDP governorship primaries

A erstwhile Minister of Labour and Productivity, SellJoel Ikenya, has been declared victor of the governorship primaries conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, successful Taraba State.

Mr Felix Hyat, the president of the predetermination committee, who announced the results successful Jalingo connected Saturday, said Ikenya scored 34,173, to decision Mr Dinshiya Usman, who polled 4,853.

Hyat, who described the workout arsenic free, just and transparent, commended the authorities moving committee of the enactment for the peaceful conduct.

Ikenya, successful his acceptance speech, pledged to revive Taraba to her days of glory if elected politician successful 2027.

“I volition alteration Taraba; I volition alteration the authorities from wage base, to an industrialised state.

“My tendency is to besides revive the authorities infrastructure and pull much investors to boost the economy,” helium said.

The governorship candidate, however, denied the allegations of factional PDP successful Taraba.

“There is nary factional PDP successful Taraba; I don’t cognize wherever the different radical are coming from.