Abacha Wins PDP Ticket In Kano, Muftwang In Plateau

Alhaji Muhammad Abacha, son of former military leader, Sani Abacha has emerged governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Kano State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abacha polled 736 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jafar Sani-Bello, who scored 710 votes in the primary election on Wednesday in Kano state.

Announcing the results, the Returning Officer,  Hajiya Amina Garba, declared  Abacha as the winner of the primaries having scored 736 votes.

The Chairman the Electoral Committee, Alhaji Mohammed Jamu, said the primaries were legally conducted with validly-elected delegates and supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, police and State Security Service operatives.

GWGNG also reports that in Plateau that Barrister Caleb Muftwang won the PDP governorship ticket on the wing of popular support from the mainstream of the party.

Besides the victory of Abacha in Kano, Alhaji Sa’idu Umar, former Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, has clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket to contest 2023 election.

This development followed the withdrawal of four other aspirants and affirmation vote conducted by 695 out of 755 delegates on Wednesday in Sokoto.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aspirants, who withdraw from the race, included the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Munir Dan’iya and Bello Goronyo, the PDP Chairman in the state.

Others are Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, the former deputy governor of the state and former Commissioner for Environment Alhaji Sagir Bafarawa.

The affirmation was conducted under the supervision of the committee from the PDP National Headquarters chaired by Dr. Tom Zakari and INEC officials as observers.

Announcing the outcome of the affirmation, Zakari said the winner scored 695 votes and the remaining were voided.

“ I therefore declare Alhaji Sa’idu Umar as the winner and flag bearer of the Sokoto PDP governorship position for the coming 2023 election,” he said.

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