The Senate Deputy Minority leader Senator Shu’aibu Lau of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, been declared winner of the just concluded Taraba North Senatorial elections.
Taraba North comprises Jalingo, Lau, Karim- Lamido, Zing, Yorro and Ardo-kola Local Government areas.
The returning officer for Taraba Northern Senatorial District election, Professor Chibiya Cingu, DVC Central Administration, Federal University, Wukari said Senator Lau polled 74,645 votes to defeat his opponent Sani Abubakar Danladi of the All Progressives Congress, APC who scored 61,878 votes.
Senator Lau is the first winner of the senatorial contest in the state declared by INEC.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
