Aspirant Expresses Disappointment With Adamawa PDP Primary Election

Dr Umar Ardo, one of the aspirants who
participated in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
primaries for Adamawa governorship by-election
on Saturday says he is disappointment with the
conduct of the exercise.
Ardo told
newsmen on Sunday in Yola that in spite of the
disappointment, he had accepted the outcome in
good fate.
“I feel disappointed but I will abide by it. I even
sent Fintiri a congratulatory message though he
didn’t reply me,” Ardo said.
Ardo explained that his grouse with the primaries
was that many people that were not supposed to
participate as delegates were allowed to do so.
He said local government chairmen and their
deputies who recently defected from APC to PDP
took part in the poll.
“We also have some House of Assembly and House
of Representatives members that just joined PDP
that ought not to participate by virtue of Section 9
of the party constitution, but it was overlooked.
“We raised the point and submitted petition to the
panel,” Ardo said.
The results of the primaries announced by the
Election Committee Chairman, Mr Dimeji Bankole
on Sunday, showed that the Acting Governor,
Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, won with 624 votes.
He was trailed by Dr Ahmed Modibbo with 197
votes.
Others are Buba Marwa, 54 votes; Umar Ardo, nine
votes; and Jerry Kundisi, four votes. [NAN]