The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated
Adamawa state Acting Governor, Hon. Ahmed Fintri, for his emergence as
the party’s candidate for the October 11, 2014 governorship bye-election
in the state.
The leadership also commended the other aspirants for their “rare show
of the spirit of sportsmanship and unwavering commitment to the party
throughout the nomination process, in keeping with the ideals of the PDP
and the visions of the founding fathers.”
PDP National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh said in a statement on
Monday that the party leadership is “satisfied with the level of
camaraderie and sense of purpose that characterized the primary
election” and praised the delegates and all major stakeholders in the
state for the orderly manner with which they conducted themselves during
the exercise.
The party attributed the success of the exercise to the “spirit of
oneness within the fold in Adamawa state, effectively harnessed through
the insistence by the national leadership on strict adherence to the
tenets of internal democracy which provided accommodation for all in
line with the ideology of the PDP and principles of fairness, justice
and equity.”
The leadership therefore charged all its members in Adamawa to close
ranks as one family and support the candidate to ensure the success of
the party in the governorship election.
In the same vein, the leadership of the party also congratulated its
candidate, Dr. Shem Zagbayi Nuhu for emerging victorious at the Niger
East Senatorial bye-election.
It described the outcome of the election as a confirmation of the
popularity of the PDP among the people at the grassroot. Stating that
Niger state remains “a stronghold of the PDP”, the leadership urged the
members to continue to work hard to ensure that the party remained
pre-eminent ahead of the 2015 general elections.