PDP screens 7 aspirants for FCT House of Reps congress
Story from Emmanuel OLOGUN, Abuja
Seven aspirants have emerged, after being cleared to contest for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s FCT Congress slated for May 12.
The Congress is to elect candidates to represent Abuja South and North Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives.
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The aspirants for Abuja South are incumbent House member, Alhaji Alhassan Sokodabo, Alhaji Jugo Dagami, Daniel Abdullahi and outgoing Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Mustapha Adamu Danze alias Obama.
In Abuja North, Engineer Abdulrahman Ahmed, Barrister Nwachukwu and Micah Y. Jiba emerged as the confirmed aspirants. One of the contestants, Stephen Tumaka, stepped down at the last minute for unknown reasons.
Confirming the approval of the contestants to newsmen, the PDP FCT Chairman, Chief Sunday Zaka, explained that the party will do everything within its powers to retain the Senate seat and the House of Representatives’ slots of the territory stating that the strategic advantage it gained during the last area council elections where it increased the number of its councillors and chairmen in the six area councils will make this possible.
Zaka assured that the party leadership will not interfere in the election process but will remain neutral and allow the delegates to elect the best aspirant among the contestants.
“Retaining the Senate and House seats is something sacrosanct to us as a party. We are better placed today to do so with the number of councillors and chairmen we have already. We are waiting for the appeal panel report to know the way forward. Primaries will come up on 12th May and we want to assure that delegates will speak for the best persons. We have never imposed candidates on the people but we will allow the process to work. It is left for the aspirants to go out and meet the delegates,” he said.
One of the aspirants, Hon Alhassan Sokodabo, assured the people in an interview that he would do more when re-elected into office while also declaring that the people will feel the impact of his performance at the National Assembly and other community constituency development projects throughout Abuja South comprising Abaji, Kwali, Gwagwalada and Kuje area councils.
