Inline with the Federal High Court judgment to conduct a fresh Primary Elections into Kanke State Constituency, Hon. Jiritmwa Goyit has emerged winner of the repeat PDP Primary Elections ahead of the 2023 general elections in Plateau State. 

She emerged winner with 19 votes to defeat three other contenders from the repeat party's primaries held on Wednesday at the Kanke Mini Stadium, Kanke Local Government Headquarters of Plateau State. 

The Chairman of the Electoral Committee to Kanke State Constituency Re-Run Primary, Hon. Henry Tenebe while declaring winner of the rerun primaries said Hon. Jiritmwa M. Goyit polled 19 votes out of the four Candidates' and is declared winner of the election. 

According to Tenebe, "The Contest is between 4 persons; they are Hon. Shikir Nuhu Caleb, Hon. Jiritmwa M. Goyit, Hon. Wushanka L. Gyigole and Hon. Bedir Godwin Wudapgak."

He added, "Accredited delegates 26, total votes cast 26, Hon. Jiritmwa M. Goyit pulled a total of 19 votes, Hon. Shikir Nuhu Caleb got 5 votes, Hon. Wushanka L. Gyigole scored 1 vote and Hon. Bedir Godwin Wudapgak got 1 vote respectively.

"Honourable Jiritmwa M. Goyit having scored the highest votes is hereby declared winner of the Kanke rerun PDP primary elections for Kanke State Constituency today 30th November, 2023."

Recalled that Justice Dorcas Agishi of the Federal High Court Jos Division sitting in Jos the Plateau State Capital has on Monday last week gave a judgement directing a repeat of primary elections by the PDP into Kanke State Constituency within 7 days.

The recent development which brought Hon. Jiritmwa Goyit, a Social and Gender Advocate as candidate is now the only female candidate going into the 2023 general elections in Plateau State. 

However, another factional primary elections has taken place Wednesday night at Burit Community Hall in Kanke LGA by the Local Organizing Committee of the party spearhead by Hon  Dukas Shidams produces Hon. Shikir Nuhu Caleb as the winner of the repeat Primary Elections with 18 votes out of the 30 delegates meant to participate in the repeat primaries.