ADAMAWA, AKWA IBOM PDP GUBER CANDIDATES EMERGE

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, polled 688 delegate votes to beat incumbent governor, Bala Ngilari; the son of former National Chairman of the PDP, Bamanga Tukur, Auwal; and Markus Gundiri to win the Adamawa State Peoples Democratic governorship primary held at the old Parade Ground, Abuja. Tukur’s son got 33 votes, Gundiri scored 30 votes while Ngilari came a distant forth with 25 votes.

Meanwhile in Akwa Ibom state, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has won the People’s Democratic Party primary election in the state. The result, as announced by the Chairman, PDP Governorship Electoral Panel, Akwa Ibom, Mr. Bola Oyebowale, declared that Emmanuel polled 1,201 votes to emerge the winner. Another aspirant, Okpolupm Etteh got 38 votes; Helen Esuene, 12; Effiong Abia, 4; Nsima Ekere, 4; Larry Esin, 2; Benjamin Okoko, 1, and Isangedighi Jerome, 1. 22 members of Forum of Akwa Ibom State PDP Governorship Aspirants, boycotted the primary.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.