Hours to the Kogi State Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary, no fewer than five aspirants from
Kogi East, have stepped down for the immediate past Governor Cap. Idris Wada.
Wada, who is seeking a second and
final term as governor, is one of the 11 PDP governorship aspirants from Kogi
East, from a total 13.
Addressing newsmen in the
capital, Lokoja on Tuesday, the Vice Chairman, Kogi East Elders Council (KEEC)
and former minister of State for Health, Arch. Gabriel Aduku, explained that
the decision to prevail on the other aspirants to collapse their structure into
Wada’s was in the overall interest of the party and the state.
While he said that nine aspirants
agreed to step down for Wada, he listed five, including the only woman
aspirant, Mrs. Grace Iye Adejoh.
Others said to have agreed to
step down for Wada include AVM Saliu Atawodi (retd.), Dr Victor Adoji, Mohammed
Tetes and Emmanuel Omebije.
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