[George’s Print] Political updates… Dramatic upset and a gale of parrarel elections rocked PDP primaries held yesterday to elect candidates to contest for countrywide Senatorial seats in the 2015 elections. Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba, Sen. Uche Chukwumerije, both three times Senators, led the pack of high profile incumbents that lost out in the primaries. Also, Ita Enang lost out in Akwa Ibom state. It was a sweeter tale for other Senate bigwigs. Senate President David Mark, his Deputy Ike Ekweremmadu, and Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi all won their respective primaries. As expected, all PDP governors eyeing Senate seats won at yesterday’s primaries. There are: Gabriel Suswan [Benue], Babangida Aliyu [Niger}, Godswill Akpabio [Akwa Ibom], Theodore Orji [Abia] and Jonah Jang [Plateau]. Stella Odua, former Minister of Aviation won her Senate PDP ticket in Anambra state. In Ebonyi state, former Governor Sam Egwu also clinched the PDP ticket, while James Manager also won in Delta state. In Kano state, Senator Bello Gwarzo won the ticket, while Mr Danjuma La’ah defeated the Senator and former minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman. In Imo state, Hope Uzodimma representing Orlu clinched the PDP ticket in his district. In Edo state, Senator Odion Ugbesia of Edo Central and a diehard loyalist of the Chairman of PDP Board of Trustee, Chief Tony Anenih, defeated Clifford Odia, thereby stopping his re-election into the red chambers. In Ogun state, the Chairman, Mobilisation and Organisation of PDP in the South West, Mr Buruji Kashamu, have been elected as Senatorial candidate for Ogun East Senatorial district. In kastina State, Speaker of the Assembly, Yau Umar Gwajo-Gwajo, emerged the PDP senatorial flag bearer for Daura Zone. And In Nasarawa state, Senator Suleiman Adokwe secured the PDP ticket for Nasarawa South Zone. However, in Bayelsa state where Mr President hails from, the Chairman Senate Committee on Oil and Gas downstream sector, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, and former DG on NTA, Mr Ben Murray Bruce both clinched the PDP ticket. As the governorship primaries holds today nationwide, anxiety and expectations are high! Who will govern the cleanest, greenness, most secured and peaceful state in Nigeria, Cross River State???????
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 06:27:49 +0000
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