Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has withdrawn from the contest for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the October 11, 2014 Adamawa State governorship election.
He withdrew from the race today along with seven other aspirants, leaving only six aspirants to continue the struggle for the ticket at tomorrow’s PDP primary election.
The Adamawa state PDP Chairman, Joel Madaki gave the names of others who withdrew from the race as Auwal Tukur; Aliyu Idi Hong, Andrawus Sawa; James Barka; Gen. Aliyu Kama; Markus Gundiri and Abubakar Girei.
Those who are still in the race, according to the report, are Ahmed Gulak, Buba Marwa, Ahmed Modibbo, Dr. Umar Ardo, Jerry Kumdisi and Acting Governor Umaru Fintiri.
Addressing newsmen the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly after a marathon meeting between the Senate President, David Mark and several other PDP chiefs with the aspirants that ended around 1:00 a.m today at the Banquet Hall of the Villa, Madaki said: “Fourteen aspirants contesting for the position earlier has now reduced to six aspirants due to this meeting. It is a very welcome idea. Nobody was forced to step them. Those who stepped down did so voluntarily in order to wait to contest for the position in 2015.
“The six aspirants contesting this election are Ahmed Gulak, Buba Marwa, Ahmed Modibbo, Dr. Umar Ardo, Acting Governor Umaru Fintiri, and Jerry Kumdisi.”
Madaki explained that those contesting tomorrow’s primary are barred from running in 2015.
The October 11 bye-election is designed to elect a substantive governor for Adamawa following the recent impeachment of the Governor Murtala Nyako. [myad]
