PDP gov primaries: Adebutu, Lamido, Aondoakaa emerge

Similarly, in Katsina State, the PDP declared Senator Yakubu Lado as its governorship candidate after he secured 77,013 votes in a peaceful primary, while in Jigawa State, Mustapha The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday conducted its governorship primaries to elect flagbearers across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chief among those who emerged were former federal...

• Similarly, in Katsina State, the PDP declared Senator Yakubu Lado as its governorship candidate after he secured 77,013 votes in a peaceful primary, while in Jigawa State, Mustapha The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday conducted its governorship primaries to elect flagbearers across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
• Chief among those who emerged were former federal lawmaker representing Remo Federal Constituency and its candidate in the 2023 election, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the candidate for Ogun State.Similarly, in Katsina State, the PDP declared Senator Yakubu Lado as its governorship candidate after he secured 77,013 votes in a peaceful primary, while in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido, son of the former governor, Sule Lamido, was affirmed unopposed as the party’s flagbearer at a delegates’ congress in Dutse.
• In Adamawa State, Maurice Vunobolki emerged as the PDP governorship candidate, while in Lagos State, former party chairman, Adedeji Doherty, was affirmed as the consensus candidate.In Benue State, the party’s candidate and former Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), unveiled Dr Oyije Ogbenjuwa as his running mate, pledging to prioritise security and youth inclusion if elected.