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Ribadu, Mohammed, Gulak jostle for PDP chairmanship

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Ribadu, Mohammed, Gulak jostle for PDP chairmanship

Scores of chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the North-East have indicated interest to contest for the national chairmanship of the party in August.

The PDP’s top position became vacant following the resignation of Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu on May 20, due to pressure from stakeholders over the party’s dismal performance in the 2015 elections. Mu’azu, who hails from the North Eastern state of Bauchi was replaced with Uche Secondus (Rivers, South-South), the party’s deputy national chairman in acting capacity.

Among those warming up to contest for the position still retained by the North-East include former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Muhammed and former Presidential Adviser, Ahmed Gulak.

Others are former Minister of Transport, Abdullahi Idris Umar; former Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil; National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), Senator Abubakar Mahdi and former Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Politics, Prof. Rufai Alkali.

PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Jalo, who confirmed the torrent of interests, said the party opted to retain the national chairmanship position in the North-East as Mu’azu’s tenure did not expire before his resignation.

“There are more that 10 to 20 people aspiring for the position. So the North-East will still produce the next national chairman of the PDP because the tenure of Mu’azu didn’t expire before he resigned and this is in line with the constitution of the party,” Jalo said.

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