A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and seven other
governorship aspirants in Adamawa State on the platform
of the Peoples Democratic Party, have been asked to shelve
their ambition till 2015.
Ribadu and the seven aspirants are therefore not taking
part in the party’s governorship primary scheduled to hold
in Yola on Saturday.
This decision was taken at the Presidential Villa, Abuja in
the early hours of Friday after about four hours of meeting
with the 14 aspirants by the leadership of the party
including the Senate President, David Mark.
Apart from Ribadu, others who have agreed to step down
include Auwal Tukur, Aliyu Idi-Hong, Andrawus Sawa,
James Barka, Aliyu Kama, Markus Gundiri and Abubakar
Girei.
Those who will slug it out on Saturday at the primary are
Jerry Kumdisi, Ahmed Gulak, Buba Marwa, Dr. Umaru Ardo,
Ahmed Modibbo and Acting Governor Umaru Fintiri.
It was agreed at the meeting that those who stepped down
would vie for the position in 2015 while those who are
contesting now would not be part of those who will vie for
the position next year.
Speaking with State House correspondents after the
meeting, Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the
party, Mr. Joel Madaki said, “The number of aspirants
contesting for the position earlier have now reduced form
14 to six due to the outcome of this meeting. It is a very
welcome idea. Nobody was forced to step down. Those who
stepped down did so voluntarily in order to wait to contest
for the position in 2015.
“The six aspirants contesting this election are Ahmed
Gulak, Buba Marwa, Ahmed Modibbo, Dr. Umar Ardo,
Acting Governor Umaru Fintiri, and Jerry Kumdisi.”
The former Special Adviser to the President on Political
Affairs, Gulak, also corroborated Madaki’s comments.
He said, “The outcome of the meeting was fantastic. We met
as family members of PDP, even before coming here all the
aspirants in Adamawa have unanimously resolved that
after the primary, in a free, fair primary, anybody that
emerges will get our support.
“Today, in this meeting, the number of the aspirants has
been drastically reduced to six, which is manageable. I am
contesting, Marwa is contesting, Ahmed Modibbo is
contesting, Dr. Umar Ardo is contesting, Hon. Jerry
Kumdisi is contesting, and Acting Governor Fintiri is
contesting.
“And at the end of it all, anybody that emerges, we will all
queue behind him. And if I emerge as the candidate, they
will all queue behind me. It is going to be a family affair
and there will be no losers.”
Courtesy : Punch
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