2023: Jonathan’s Ex-minister Clinches PDP Senatorial Ticket in Northern State
- Dr. Nuruddeen Muhammad has clinched the senatorial ticket of the opposition PDP for the Jigawa northeast zone
- The former minister of state for foreign affairs and minister of information served under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration
- Muhammad who was a deputy gubernatorial candidate for the PDP in the 2015 general elections, assured the people of good representation and legislation
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A former minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Dr Nuruddeen Muhammad, has emerged as the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Jigawa North-East zone, Daily Trust reports.
Muhammad served in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The former Supervising Minister at the Federal Ministry of Information was returned unopposed at a special primary election held on Thursday in Hadeja, Hadeja Local Government of Jigawa state.
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Dr Nuruddeen Muhammad's speech
In his acceptance speech, the candidate thanked all the party delegates for the honour and urged the electorates to vote with the problems facing the constituency in mind.
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He enumerated the problems as perennial floods, desertification, dredging of river Hadeja, and high prevalence of kidney diseases among others
Muhammad was a deputy gubernatorial candidate for the PDP in the 2015 general elections.
2023: APC in trouble as Turaki, Lamido team up in Jigawa, reveal next line of action
Two former governors of Jigawa state, Saminu Turaki and Sule Lamido have resolved to work together to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from office in 2023.
It was reported that Turaki dropped the hint shortly after a meeting with the Jigawa People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s caucus at his Kano office where he refuted media reports that he had defected to the PDP from APC, saying he had never been an APC member.
He said he was one of the PDP’s senatorial aspirants in the 2019 general elections, saying he had to step down following his inability to present himself for screening as a result of the journey he made out of the country.
2023: Bad news for APC, PDP, others as INEC issues fresh updates on election schedule
Nigeria’s electoral body, the independent national electoral commission (INEC) says there will be no room to reschedule the forthcoming general elections in 2023.
The update was made known by the electoral body’s chairman, information and voter education committee, Mr. Festus Okoye who spoke to journalists on Monday, May 16.
Similarly, the electoral body through its national commissioner, Kunle Ajayi prompted political parties to be aware of the stipulated deadline to conclude their various primary elections which will elapse on Friday, June 3.
APC delegate for presidential primaries dies in Abuja
One of Jigawa All Progressive Congress (APC) delegates, Alhaji Isah Baba Buji, has died while attending the presidential primary of the party in Abuja.
He slumped and died reportedly of suspected heart failure on Tuesday morning at Jigawa State Liason Office in Abuja.
The deceased was Assistant APC chairman in charge of Jigawa central zone.
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