PDP, ADC Begin Race for Niger State

The two major opposition political parties in Niger State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have begun the race for the Niger State Government House presently occupied by the All Progressives Congress (APC) under Mohammed Umaru Bago. While the PDP unveiled its governorship campaign council, the rival ADC flagged off its governorship campaign. The PDP, which has former Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss Alhaji Mohammed Nami as its standard bearer, announced the appointment of Alhaji Labaran Gambo as the Director General of the Nami Gubernatorial Campaign Council. According to the party, Alhaji Sulaiman Abubakar, who stepped down for Nami, was announced as the secretary of the campaign council. The announcement was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna by the state chairman of the party, Alhaji Halidu Aliyu Muhammad.

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