The son of former Jigawa state governor Alhaji Mustapha Sule Lamido, emerged gubernatorial flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa state.

Sa-aidu Umar

He was elected PDP candidate at the party’s gubernatorial primary held at Dutse stadium on Wednesday.
Announcing the result, the Chairman electoral panel, Mr Isah Ahmed, said Mustapha Sule-Lamido scored 829 votes out of the total 832 votes while the second candidate who is a former minister of state for works, Alhaji Saleh Shehu, did not score a single vote.

The Chairman, announced that three votes were invalid.
He then declared Mustapha Sule Lamido as winner of the election having scored the higher votes of the party’s delegates .

In his acceptance speech Mustapha Sule-Lamido said: “I most sincerely accept this nomination with humility, modesty and determination”.

The candidate described the congress as ‘historic’, saying that the majority of the PDP candidates in the state are younger than candidates in the previous election.

“As we move to the next stage of campaign and elections, I asked you to trust me, work with me, campaign with me and vote for me so that we can make the state great again.

“As I call on all Jigawa state electorate to vote PDP candidates at all level in the general election, I am also appealing to the politicians and general public to avoid politics of division and disunity, The interest of the state is far above any personal or sectional interest”, Lamido declared.

Former SSG Umar Emerges Sokoto PDP Guber Candidate

The former Secretary to Sokoto State Government Sa-aidu Umar has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State.

Umar won the ticket by consensus as Deputy Governor Muhammad Manir Dan’Iya , former commissioner of environment Sagir Bafarawa, PDP chairman Aliyu Bello Goronyo and former Deputy Governor Murthar Shagari stepped down before the election.

The chairman electoral committee Dr Tom Zakari said other candidates voluntarily withdrew from the race, hence the need for the 755 delegates to affirm the result.

He noted that 695 delegates affirmed the result while 60 votes were voided.
He said with power conferred on him as the chairman of PDP  electoral committee, he declared Sa’adu Umar as the gubernatorial candidate of PDP in Sokoto State

In his acceptance speech,  Umar thanked Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, His co-contestants and delegates for their affirmation.

He maintained that he would make sure he carried everyone along, stressing that in every contest there must be a winner .
He appealed to other contestants to join hands with him to ensure that PDP emerged victorious in the general election.

He promised to consolidate on Gov Tambuwal’s achievements.
In his remarks, Governor Tambuwal said the primaries of PDP in the state, from house assembly to governorship, were transparent and hitch free.

He said he would work hard with all stakeholders in the party to ensure that the party retains the state in 2023

Source- This Day