First female Gov may emerge as APC takes lead in Taraba
Sen. Aisha Al-Hassan (center), the All Progressives Congress candidate of Nigeria's Taraba state, attends a gathering in the local government area of Ussa on Jan. 21, 2015.
Many Nigerians thought voters in Taraba state would make history by electing the nation's first female governor. But Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, known as "Mama Taraba" by her supporters, lost to her main challenger, Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Premium Times in Nigeria said Tuesday.