Wase PDP Aspirants Agreed on Consensus for Selecting Candidates Ahead for 2019 Elections

Cmr. Friday Bako
Viewpoint Nigeria

21/4/2018

The aspirants contesting elections for house of assembly and Federal house of representatives expressed their readiness to accept consensus as the best option for selecting the candidates to fly the party’s flags for the 2019 general elections.

This was conveyed by the aspirants at the occasion of receiving 320 Apc Members into the PDP in Lamba District of Wase local Government Area.

In his speech a front line aspirant for the House of Representatives seat Alhaji Umar Sule (Barden Wase) said he is in the race to add value to the development of the area and ready to work for the success of any of the aspirant selected by the party.

A two time Candidate of the PDP for 2011 and 2015 elections for House of Representatives Alhaji Hamisu Anani, said that,all the aspirants for House of Representatives met and resolved to avoid primary election as a means of selecting the candidates for the general elections in 2019 because primary election is not best form of selection of candidates considering the position of PDP as opposition party now.
He pointed out that primary election most at times promote acrimony and division instead of unity as witnessed in previous elections in Wase since 2007.

Other contestants; Dr Sule Yero, Comrade Abdullahi Gulloma and Engr Hamza Haruna who were unavoidably absent spoke through their Representatives in support of rejection of primary elections as method of selection of candidates.

The Former Commissioner of information Plateau State and an Aspirant for House of Assembly Wase Constituency Abubakar Muhammad Badu Danmalikin Wase stated that, all of the Aspirants for the House of Assembly are in agreement with the position of House of Representatives Aspirants for rejecting the primary elections as method of selecting candidates for elections. He further said as party men, they are ready to accept any decision of the party in the interest of success comes 2019 and he was concurred by Alhaji Mohammed Salisu Nyalun who is also aspiring for house of assembly.

In his speech a Former Deputy Chairman of Wase Local Government Council Hon Nantim Yaro expressed his happiness in the decision of Aspirants to reject primary Elections in Wase Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party. He said instead of Aspirants spending precious resources on delegates to clinch party tickets the resources should be channelled into 2019 general elections where every party member stand to benefit more when success is achieved.

Earlier in his welcome address the PDP Chairman Wase local government Area Alhaji Nasiru Abba Ari, expressed his happiness for the event and called on all PDP members to close ranks and work for the success of the party while restating the resolve of the party to be fair in its decision for the success of the party.

High point of the event were receiving of the decampees amongst which is the APC Councillorship candidate for Saluwe Ward of Lamba district Abdullahi Abubakar toba and Rtd Naval Officer Gaya Bawa from Wase Tofa, issuance of new membership cards to the defectors and presentation of brand new motorcycle donated by Alhaji Umar Sule (Barden Wase) to the great PDP and Yes Kawu artist Gagaren Waka as performed by Hon Abubakar Badu Danmalikin Wase on behalf of Integrity Movement of Barden Wase.

The dignitaries that graced the event were Hon Bello Yero, Hon Muhammad Adamu Dangyambar, Hon Dayyabu Dauda ,Hon Saidu Musa, Hon Umar wokdung from Kanam and PDP Chairman Kanam LGA, Representatives of Senatorial Aspirants Hon Basil Piapun and Barr Kwamkur Samuel amongst others.

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Wase PDP Aspirants Agreed on Consensus for Selecting Candidates for 2019 Elections