2023: Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi wins Kwara PDP governorship ticket

Date: 2022-05-27

Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi has been declared the Peoples Democratic Party's governorship candidate for Kwara State in next year's elections.

He was declared the winner of the keenly contested primary election held at the Arca Santa Event Centre in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday after beating two other contestants in the race by 518 votes.

The two other contestants, a former two-term member of the House of Representatives, Aliyu Ahman Patigi; and former Nigerian Ambassador to Japan, Professor Yisa Gana, scored 31 and 14 votes respectively.

The primary election was witnessed by the national leadership of the party, Dr. Bukola Saraki, top members and supervised by national party officers, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and security agencies.

DAILY POST reports that 18 aspirants had initially signified intention to contest for the gubernatorial ticket in the party.

However, only three aspirants obtained forms, and were screened and cleared to participate in the primary election on Wednesday.

The former two-term member of the House of Representatives, Aliyu Ahman Patigi hails from Patigi Local Government, former state Commissioner and Nigerian Ambassador to Japan, Professor Yisa Gana, is also from Patigi Local Government Area of the state while Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, member of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission, hails from Tsonga, in Edu Local Government Area of the state.

One other aspirant, a social media influencer, Baba Idris, withdrew from the primary election before its commencement leaving the three contestants for the battle.

A total of 596 elected delegates voted at the primary election made up of 579 ward delegates, one national delegate each from the 16 local governments in the state, and one physically challenged delegate.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Amasa     Aso-ofi     Salami Adekunle     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Saheed Akinwumi     Plat Technologies Limited     Ilesha-Baruba     Ganiyu Taofiq     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     JAAC     Mazars Consulting     Mustapha Olanipekun     Tafidan Kaiama     Olatunde Michaels     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Pacify Labs     College Of Health     Ahmed     General Hospital     Jumoke Gafar     Salihu Yahaya     Peter Obi     Omu Aran     Eghe Igbinehi     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Moses Adekanye     COEASU     Saidu Kawu     Hausa     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Mumeen Lah     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Doyin Awoyale     Apaokagi     Raymond Olaitan     Tafida     Kunbi Titiloye     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Idi-Ape     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Odo-Owa     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Olayinka Are     Afonja Descendants Union     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Okanlawon Taiwo     Ubandoma     Idris Garuba     Garba Ado Sanni     Ganmo     Playing Host     Kayode Ibrahim     Musa Abdullahi     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Umar Saro     Bayo Lawal     Dan Iya     Paul Olawoore     Mufutau Olatinwo     Imam Gambari     Sunset Workers     Tope Daramola     Olayinka Olaogun     Zara Umar     SUBEB     Al-Ilory     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Femi Agbaje     Isapa     TIC    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abubakar Lah     Suleiman Idris     Kale Kawu     Abubakar Ndakene     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Gobirawa     Malete     Ahmad Lawan     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Folashade Omoniyi     Babaloja-General     Saad Belgore     Abatemi-Usman     Saeedat Aliyu     Galadima     Galadiman Ngeri     Ibrahim Orire     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     MalHub     Olatinwo     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Tunji Folami     Musa Alhassan Buge     Bluenile Associates     Durbar Festival     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Adama Isa     Sobi Specialist Hospital     IHS     Agbarigidoma     Mohammed Yisa     Tsaragi     Hamza Usman     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Summit University     Baba Isale     Kwara Pdp     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Ahman Pategi     Baba Idris     Oluranti Idowu     Sadiq Umar     Lanre Badmas     NURTW     Binta Sulyman     Obuh     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Sun Qing Rong     Lanre Olosunde     Curfew     Apaokagi     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Riskat Opakunle     ASUU     Guber Aspirant     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Saka Onimago     Danhawa     Suwa-Arabs     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Illyasu Abdullahi     Awili Pedro     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Awoye     Isin     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Omar Gambari     AbdulQowiy Olododo