Nigeria: PDP Affirms Emmanuel Bwacha As Taraba Governorship Candidate
Bwacha was returned by voice vote after meeting party qualifications, while the PDP said the process complied with electoral rules.
- On Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party affirmed former Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as its sole governorship candidate at Shield Hotel in Jalingo under supervision of the party's State Working Committee and Independent National Electoral Commission officials.
- Concurrent with the PDP's affirmation, the African Democratic Congress held primaries where Senator Abubakar Umar Tutare emerged unopposed as the party's governorship candidate, while returning officer Arch. Kupchi Hosea Maxwell announced winners across Senatorial and House of Representatives positions.
- Through a voice vote with overwhelming confirmation, Bwacha was automatically returned elected after meeting all requisite qualifications, pledging to prioritize infrastructure development, economic growth, agriculture promotion, youth empowerment and education while emphasizing transparency and inclusive governance.
- Addressing resource inequality, Bwacha urged citizens to keep faith with the party despite ongoing distractions, declaring that Taraba State belongs to all and resources must not end up in the pockets of a few while the majority wallows in poverty.
- Bwacha's candidacy positions him as the PDP's standard-bearer for the 2027 election amid Taraba State's development indices falling to their lowest levels in history, which he characterized as unacceptable and requiring purposeful, unified leadership.
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PDP affirms Emmanuel Bwacha as Taraba governorship candidate
The affirmation took place on Monday in Jalingo at a meeting supervised by the party’s State Working Committee and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The post PDP affirms Emmanuel Bwacha as Taraba governorship candidate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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