Adamawa LG Polls: 69 Chairmanship Aspirants Set For PDP’s 21 Tickets

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) local government chairmanship primaries are set for Friday, February 18 in Adamawa State, with 69 candidates vying for the position.

The primaries will be held in each of the state’s 21 local government areas, with each LGA able to accommodate only one winner, implying that only 21 of the 69 candidates will be declared winners.

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Such winners will be given the party’s chairmanship ticket for the main local government election, which is set for April 9 this year by the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) and will include candidates from other political parties.

The state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Alhaji Gidado Bello, told newsmen on Thursday that necessary arrangements had been made by the PDP leadership for successful primaries.

Among the 69 aspirants to vie for the party’s chairmanship tickets on Friday are some who were recently appointed as caretaker committee chairmen after the term of elected chairmen ended.

The publicity secretary of PDP assured that the local government party primaries will be conducted rancour-free.

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He said he was particularly happy that the councilorship primaries of the PDP, which were conducted across the 226 wards of the state on Tuesday, were “hugely successful”.