2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election

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2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Darius Ishaku
PDP

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Taraba State. Incumbent PDP Governor Darius Ishaku is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.

Electoral system[]

The Governor of Taraba State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Primary elections[]

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023.

All Progressives Congress[]

Potential[]

  • Ezekiel Afukonyo: Chairman of the Board of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital[1]
  • Emmanuel Bwacha: Senator for Taraba South (2011–present)[2]
  • : 2019 APC gubernatorial nominee and former Senator for Taraba North[1]
  • David Sabo Kente: member of the Northeast Development Commission (2019–present), 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate, and 2015 SDP gubernatorial nominee[1][3]
  • Danladi Kifasi: former Head of Civil Service of the Federation (2014–2015)
  • Saleh Mamman: former Minister of Power (2019–2021)[1][3][4][5]
  • Garba Umar: 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate and former Acting Governor (2012–2013)[1]
  • Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf: Senator for Taraba Central (2015–present)[1][3]

People's Democratic Party[]

Potential[]

  • : former Taraba State PDP Chairman[3]
  • Joseph Albasu Kunini: House of Assembly member for Lau (2011–present) and Speaker of the House of Assembly (2019–present)[3]
  • Anthony George Manzo: former Senator for Taraba North (2007–2011)[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ojih, Andrew. "2023 and APC's quest to take over Taraba". Blueprint. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ Oyero, Kayode. "I left PDP for APC to escape Ishaku's persecution – Taraba Senator". The Punch. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Ojih, Andrew. "2023: Battle for the soul of Taraba begins". Blueprint Newspaper. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Shortly After Sacking By Buhari, Former Nigerian Power Minister, Mamman Collapses, Rushed To Hospital—Report". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ Falolu, Ikeoluwa. "Power minister Saleh Mamman collapses, hospitalised after Buhari sacked him". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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