Muhammad Abacha, son of late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the forthcoming Kano State governorship election.
The development was announced on Wednesday by the PDP Kano State chairman, Bello Gambo-Bichi, during the party’s replacement governorship primary.
Gambo-Bichi also announced former PDP state chairman and commissioner, Yusuf Ado-Kibiya, as Abacha’s running mate.
He said the replacement primary followed the withdrawal of the party’s earlier candidate, Muhammad Dalha, after consultations among PDP stakeholders in Kano and Abuja.
According to the chairman, the exercise was conducted in accordance with the Electoral Act and relevant PDP guidelines, with representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in attendance.
Gambo-Bichi said Kibiya’s selection followed reconciliation between two factions within the Kano PDP.
He added that the reconciliation also resulted in changes to some of the party’s National and State Assembly candidates.
The PDP chairman described the development as the beginning of a new phase for the party in Kano.
He urged party leaders, members and supporters to unite behind Abacha and the other PDP candidates ahead of the election.
The chairman of the replacement primary election panel, Abba Abdullahi, formally declared Abacha the party’s nominee.
Abdullahi said the exercise complied with the PDP constitution, party guidelines, relevant regulations and applicable electoral laws.
However, he noted that Abacha’s nomination remains subject to statutory procedures and scrutiny by the appropriate electoral authorities.
He congratulated Abacha and called on PDP members and stakeholders to support and cooperate with the new candidate ahead of the governorship election.
