2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election
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.
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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.
Potential
- Ezekiel Afukonyo, Chairman of the Board of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital[1]
- Abubakar Sani Danladi, former Senator for Taraba North and 2019 APC gubernatorial nominee[1]
- David Sabo Kente, 2015 SDP gubernatorial nominee, 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate, and member of the Northeast Development Commission[1][2]
- Danladi Kifasi, former Head of Civil Service of the Federation
- Saleh Mamman, former Minister of Power[1][2]
- Garba Umar, former Acting Governor and 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate[1]
- Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf, Senator for Taraba Central[1][2]
Potential
- Emmanuel Bwacha, Taraba South Senator[2][3]
- Victor Bala Kona, former Taraba State PDP Chairman[2]
- Joseph Albasu Kunini, Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly and House of Assembly member for Lau[2]
- Anthony George Manzo, former Taraba North Senator[2]
References
- Ojih, Andrew. "2023 and APC's quest to take over Taraba". Blueprint. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- Ojih, Andrew. "2023: Battle for the soul of Taraba begins". Blueprint Newspaper. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Why I may contest governorship in 2023 – Bwacha". The Nation. Retrieved 2 August 2021.