INEC lists 19 governorship candidates for Taraba

Agbu Kefas, Emmanuel Bwacha, Abubakar Tutare among contenders
By Femi Bolaji
JALINGO — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of governorship and deputy-governorship candidates for the 2027 election in Taraba State, featuring contenders from 19 political parties.
Among those listed is the incumbent governor, Agbu Kefas, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with Ibrahim Zainab Abubakar as his running mate.
Former senator Emmanuel Bwacha is listed as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while former federal lawmaker Danjuma Usman Shiddi will contest on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Allian...