Reports by Gbade Ogunwale (Abuja), Bisi Oladele (Ibadan), Jide Orintunsin (Minna), and Faith Yahaya (Abuja), The Nations
Governorship candidates of the PDP have emerged in some States across the country after the conclusion of primary elections in those States.
Adamawa: Ribadu clinches PDP guber ticket
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu Monday won the PDP governorship ticket for Adamawa State with 688 votes.
In the primary election conducted in Abuja, Ribadu defeated five other contenders including Governor Bala Ngilari who scored 26 votes.
Other contenders and their scores are; Marcus Gundiri 33, Aliyu Kama 3, Ahmed Modibo 30, Bala Ngilari 26, and Auwal Tukur with 24 votes.
In his acceptance speech, Ribadu stated: “My brothers and sisters, the true representatives of the people of Adamawa State, I am burdened by your choice this evening. I am challenged by it.
“My happiness knows no bound as I take your challenge to lead our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party to the gubernatorial election coming in February with utmost sense of responsibility and honour. I pledge not to falter as we commence this journey for a new Adamawa State.
“The Delegates who elected me today to fly the flag of our great party represent the will of the people of Adamawa State.
“Through your votes, you have voiced the yearnings of the people of Adamawa state who crave for genuine development of our dear state. With your support, I promise to lead the way first in ensuring peaceful and harmonious coexistence among our people. Adamawa, like Nigeria today, requires unity more than ever before.
“I extend my hand of friendship to all those who aspired for this ticket. I believe in our collective desire to make Adamawa peaceful and a prosperous place to proudly call home.
“While assuring you of our desire to judiciously use public resources for the collective good let me state that I shall bring my known anti-corruption credentials to bear in all facets of governance.
“I thank you all, respected delegates of our party for your support to me personally and most essentially for your obedience to the tenets of our party and its leadership. I salute your orderliness, patience and resilience throughout this exercise”.
Curiously, however copies of Ribadu’s acceptance speech were released to newsmen while votes were still being counted.
Meanwhile, the governor’s camp was still holding a parallel primary election in Yola at the same time the Abuja primaries were being held.
Oyo State: Teslim Folarin emerges PDP gov candidate
Former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, Monday emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State just as Sen. Rashidi Ladoja picked the ticket of Accord party.
This came as a major contestant for the PDP ticket, Adebayo Alao-Akala and three other aspirants shunned the primary. They are Seyi Makinde, Femi Babalola and Isaac Owolabi. They did not show up at the primary held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly Liberty Stadium), Ibadan.
Out of 198 total valid votes, Folarin polled 167 to defeat his closest candidate, Hazeem Gbolarumi, who scored 12 votes. However, Akala scored two votes while Prof. Soji Adejumo polled four and Dr Azeez Adeduntan three.
A total of 211 statutory delegates were accredited for the election, comprising members of the state and local government Executive of the party, members of the National Assembly and two members of the Board of Trustees (BoT). Ten votes were invalid.
Niger State: Umar Nasko gets PDP guber ticket
The immediate past Chief of Staff of Niger State Government House Umar Mohammed Nasko Monday emerged victorious at the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries.
He defeated seven other aspirants.
Nasko polled 908 votes to defeat his closest rival Engineer Hannafi Sudan who scored 57 votes, while the deputy governor, Honourable Ahmed Musa Ibeto came distant third with 34 votes.
Former Minister of Commerce, Engineer Mustapha Bello and Saleh Darangi polled 11 votes while former Kano state Military Governor Aminu Isa Kontagora and Mohammed Dukku had no vote.
The chairman of the governorship primary committee, Senator Jubril Martins Kuye commended all the delegates for the peaceful conduct before declaring the result of the primary.
Senator Nuhu Aliyu and Commodore Peter Gana had earlier withdrawn from the primary complained of non-level playing ground for all the aspirants.
Earlier state Governor Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu sued for peaceful campaigns by political parties and their candidates as the countdown to the 2015 general elections in the country begins.
“We want to ensure peaceful campaign devoid of mudsling and blackmail. We are all coming with the same product, it is only the packaging that is different” he said adding that “politics is not about war politics is about electing who you want to lead you at a given time.”
Akwa Ibom State: Udom Emmanuel clinches PDP ticket
Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, former Secretary to Akwa Ibom state government, has emerged winner of the ruling People’s Democratic Party’s primary election in the state.
At the primary election held at the International stadium in Uyo, the state Capital, 23 PDP aspirants were represented yet Mr. Emmanuel clinched the ticket to fly the party’s flag in the 2015 general election.
The former secretary to the state government, who hails from Onna Local Government Area of the state, clinched the governorship ticket after gathering a total of 1201 out of the 1266 votes casted by delegates but 6 votes were void.
Credit: The Nations
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