Senator Aishatu Ahmed aka Binani made history on Friday by becoming the first woman in the North to pick the governorship ticket of a major political party.
Binani defeated top five male aspirants in Adamawa State to pick the governorship ticket of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general elections.
She obtained 430 votes against the 288 garnered by her closest rival Nuhu Ribadu, a former chairman of the EFCC.
Former Governor Jibrilla Bindow got 103 votes to come third against 94 votes received by House of Representatives member Abdulrazak Namdas.
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