Four disabled persons have emerged candidates of
the All Progressives Congress for councillorship poll
in the upcoming local government elections in
Taraba State.
This was disclosed by the state Chairman of the
party, Alhaji Hassan Ardo on Wednesday.
Ardo said a deaf and dumb man won the primaries in
Mutum Biyu ward of Gassol Local Government Area.
He also said three other persons living with
disabilities also won tickets to contest for
councillorship in Jalingo Local Government Area.
Ardo said the APC in the state has confidence in the
Chairman of the State Independent Electoral
Commission.

He said, “The Chairman of the Commission, Dr Philip
Duwe, I know is a man of his words and based on
that I believe he is going to conduct a credible local
government election and we are not expecting
anything short of that.”