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PDP governorship candidate in Plateau State, Mohammed Jatau concedes defeat
PDP governorship candidate in Plateau State, Mohammed Jatau concedes defeat
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Plateau State, Mohammed Jatau, on Monday, conceded defeat to his All Progressives Congress rival, Mohammed Abubakar, saying that his defeat was the will of Allah.
Abubakar emerged the winner of the April 11 governorship election, having got a total of 654,934 votes to defeat Jatau, who got 282,650 votes.
Addressing journalists in Bauchi on Monday, Jatau, who is currently a member of the House of Representatives, representing Zaki federal constituency, declared that though his expectation was to win the election his failure to win was because Allah had ruled otherwise.
Jatau stated that he accepted the outcome of the election as an act of Allah, saying that, “It is the will of Allah because only Allah gives power to whosoever He likes at whatever time He wishes.”
He informed that he had called the governor-elect on Sunday night to congratulate him on his victory at the polls, adding that he did that in the spirit of sportsmanship.
According to him, “I have since accepted the results of the election as declared by INEC and even called the winner late yesterday (Sunday) to congratulate him. This was in the spirit of sportsmanship because in every game there must be a winner and a loser,” Jatau said.
While thanking those who cast their votes for him last Saturday, Jatau, who was a former Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, expressed gratitude to the PDP for giving him the opportunity to fly its flag in the governorship election.
He also appreciated the state governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda, “who supported me right from the initial stage of the exercise until the last moment.”
Jatau prayed for the success of the incoming administration in the state, declaring, however, that, “though we lost out this time around, there is always another time.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Your caption, PDP governorship candidate in PLATEAU state, Mohammed Jatau concedes defeat. Is BAUCHI instead of plateau.
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