Mama Taraba becomes Nigeria's First Female Governor

 

The tribunal headed by Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar declared Alhassan, popularly referred to as Mama Taraba as the bonafide winner of the election,  According to Vanguard.  The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is also among the ministerial nominees who were screened and confirmed by the Nigerian senate.

Reliable sources in Taraba have also confirmed the report to Naij.com. This means President Muhammadu
Buhari will have to shop for a replacement for the minister-designate in the coming days.

This further quells reports which made rounds that Alhassan’s nomination by the president may have been a way of compensating her from losing out at the polls earlier this year.