BREAKING: Makinde, Fintri Picks Second Term Ticket
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintri of Adamawa State, have both been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary election in their respective states.
Governor Makinde polled 1,040 votes while his challenger, Azeem Gbolarumi, scored two votes.
The returning officer, Abdulahi Maibasira, declared Makinde the winner of the contest having scored the highest number of valid votes cast.
Makinde, while reacting to his victory, said he was overwhelmed by the support of the people while calling on them to support him to win the governorship poll in 2023.
He said he enjoyed the support of the people because he had been truthful to them since he took over power in 2019. has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary election in the state.
The governor polled 1,040 votes while his challenger, Azeem Gbolarumi, scored two votes.
The returning officer, Abdulahi Maibasira, declared Makinde the winner of the contest having scored the highest number of valid votes cast.
Makinde, while reacting to his victory, said he was overwhelmed by the support of the people while calling on them to support him to win the governorship poll in 2023.
He said he enjoyed the support of the people because he had been truthful to them since he took over power in 2019.
While Governor Fintri won with a total of 663 of the 668 votes, with five of the votes declared void.
An elated Fintri appreciated delegates, party leaders and elders at what he described as “a defining moment for our great party in Adamawa State”.
“We demonstrated our anger at the way we were governed by the party in power in the State at that time. We made a collective resolution to take back our state
from the All Progressives Congress (APC) whose performance in governance was
far below any acceptable rating,” he said
