By
Austin Ajayi
With
about three weeks to the governorship elections in Nigeria, the electoral
fortunes of the People’s Democratic Party’s candidate in Adamawa State, Nuhu
Ribadu, has received a boost with four of his challengers stepping down for
him.
The
candidates declared their support for Mr. Ribadu at a press conference held
Thursday in Yola.
Those
who have endorsed Mr. Ribadu were the candidates of KOWA party, Mega
Progressive Peoples Party, MPPP; National Conscience Party, NCP; and All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
A
spokesperson for the group, Abdulnasir Hamman, and candidate of MPPP said “our
decision was compelled by our desire to put in place a credible government that
Adamawa people can be proud”.
According
him, “it is because of the quality we found in Mr. Ribadu that the leadership
of our various parties decided to work together with PDP’s Nuhu Ribadu in the
forthcoming election”.
The
same group had earlier declared its support for the People’s Democratic
Movement, PDM, candidate in the coming governorship election.
On
Thursday, the parties’ spokesman said of the move: “We were misguidedly tangled
into a partnership that we thought will yield something positive for the people
of Adamawa.”
Source:
http://www.premiumtimesng.com
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