By Akinwale Kasali
In a historic battle, which played out in Yola, Adamawa State Capital, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, emerged as the first Female Governorship Candidate in the history of Adamawa State. She won the ticket for the Governorship ticket to fly the flag of the opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State.
She won in style, defeating high profile competitors – a former Adamawa State Governor, Jibrilla Bindow, and a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, a retired AIG of Police.
