Former governor of defunct Gongola State and politician, Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur whose candidacy for the chairmanship of the People’s Democratic Party was allegedly backed
by President Goodluck Jonathan, has
emerged the party’s national chairman.
He emerged the national chairman by consensus as his other
ten opponents surprisingly
stepped down from the race in the national convention
that was held on Saturday in Abuja. In long stretches of minutes on Saturday at
the Eagles Square, several candidates
took turns to withdraw their ambitions citing “directives” from party leaders, and also claiming to be
acting in the overall interest of the party.
More than 4,500 delegates from 36 states and the Federal
Capital Territory, FCT, voted in
Abuja on Saturday to affirm his position as the national chairman by voting for “Yes” or “No”.
The party gave ballot papers to delegates
to affirm since he emerged unopposed. Tukur’s emergence comes as surprise after
leaders of the party in the North-East, to which the position was zoned, backed
his key opponent, Musa Babayo, at
a delegates congress in Bauchi on Wednesday. The zone comprises Adamawa, Borno,
Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states.
At the North-East congress, Babayo polled 14 votes to beat Tukur who polled two. Also, other positions
were filled by consensus as some candidates stepped down citing ‘advice from leaders’ and
‘in the interest of peace in the party’ as reasons
for their action.
A former governor of Osun and Lagos states, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola emerged the consensus national secretary of the party from the South-West. Others are Umar Ibrahim (deputy national auditor); Garba Chida (national youth leader); Dennis Arokpe (deputy national youth leader); Abubakar Mustapha (national organising secretary); and Sam Sam Jaja (deputy national chairman, South); Chief Olisa Metuh (national publicity secretary). Delegates were asked to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ as a member of the convention organising committee and former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Usman Bayero Nafada, said the consensus candidates needed only a minimum number of votes to be affirmed
A former governor of Osun and Lagos states, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola emerged the consensus national secretary of the party from the South-West. Others are Umar Ibrahim (deputy national auditor); Garba Chida (national youth leader); Dennis Arokpe (deputy national youth leader); Abubakar Mustapha (national organising secretary); and Sam Sam Jaja (deputy national chairman, South); Chief Olisa Metuh (national publicity secretary). Delegates were asked to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ as a member of the convention organising committee and former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Usman Bayero Nafada, said the consensus candidates needed only a minimum number of votes to be affirmed
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