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| Alh Mustapha Sule Lamido |
By Salisu K Ismail
Mustapha.Sule Lamido has emerged gubernatorial flag bearer of People Democratic Party ( PDP) in Jigawa state for the forthcoming 2023 general election.
Mustapha Lamido was elected as PDP candidate during the party gubernatorial primary election held Wednesday, at Dutse stadium.
Announcing the result, the Chairman electoral committee Barrister Isah Ahmed, said Mustapha Lamido scored 829 votes out of the 832 casted votes while the second candidate Alhaji Saleh Shehu, did not scored zero vote.
The chairman however announced that, three votes were invalid. He than declared Mustapha Sule Lamido as winner of the election having scored the higher votes casted by the party delegates .
In his acceptance speech Mustapha, Sule-Lamido said, "I most sincerely accept this nomination with humility, modesty and determination".
The candidate described the congress as 'historic, saying that majority of the PDP candidates in the state are younger than candidates in the previous election.
"As we move to the next stage of campaign and elections, I asked you to trust me, work with me, campaign with me and vote for me so that we can make the state great again."
"As I called on all Jigawa state electorate to vote PDP candidates at all level in the next coming general election, I am also appealing to the politicians and general public to avoid politics of division and disunity, The interest of the state is far and above any personal or sectional interest," Lamido declared.
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