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BREAKING: Former Commissioner, Kantigi Emerges Niger PDP Guber Candidate

Liman Isah Kantigi, a former Commissioner for Local Government Chieftaincy Affairs, has won the Niger State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary.

Kantigi won the party ticket over four other candidates.

Sani Idris Kutigi, Sidi Abdul Gulu, Barrister Abdulrahman Gimba, and Engr Abubakar Isah Jankara were among the other candidates.

Mr. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Chairman of the State Electoral Panel and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, stated a total of 808 delegates were accredited to vote in the primaries held at the party secretariat in Minna, when announcing the results.

He stated that Kantigi polled 667 votes to emerge the winner of the contest, while his close rival, Sani Idris Kutigi got 114 votes.

Isah Jankara polled 21 votes, Gimbal Abdul Rahman had 3 votes, while Sidi Abdul had no votes.

According to him, three invalid votes were recorded out of the 808 votes cast.

Ewhrudjakpo declared,” Kantigi having scored the highest votes is the winner of the elections. And by the power conferred on me, I declare, Alh. Liman Kantigi as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Niger state”.

He thanked the national secretariat, the delegates, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security agents and the state PDP for the peaceful conduct of the primaries.

The chairman, however, regretted the death of the three delegates who lost their lives on Wednesday on their way to obtain their means of identification which would have enabled them cast their vote today.

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