By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo 

As the controversy generated by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election in Zamfara State raged on; three aspirants have called for a repeat of the exercise and accused the electoral committee of not following due process. 

This was contained in a statement jointly signed by  Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, Wadatau Madawaki and Aliyu Hafiz Muhammad who were contestants in the June 25, PDP Governorship Primary Election which they alleged was  rigged in favour another aspirant. 

The three aspirants expressed dissatisfaction over the conduct of the committee,even.as Ibrahim Shehu Gusau in his submission recalled  how he was allegedly schemed out of the PDP 2015 governorship primary by same committee.

” Most of the delegates who took part in the primary election were not members of our party,” he alleged. 

“There was no accreditation of delegates observed by the committee saddled with the responsibility to conduct the primary, as many who claimed to be delegates did not come with any form of identification to show if really they are members of the party and they were all allowed to vote.”

” They were brought in from the ruling APC to plant a fifth columnist on us, a man who only defected to our party three days before the day of the election.”

” This injustice must be addressed in the interest of peace, progress and development of our party so that we won’t have a dissenting position ahead of the general election, ” Gusau alleged. 

Wadatau Madawaki, another contestant 

said “we have documented our evidence and facts which are very strong and believe the Appeal Committee will do the needful to save the reputation of our dear party from the hands of people whose motive of joining PDP is to weaken  and destroy it so APC would continue with their misrule.”

” As law-abiding, loyal and committed party members who would always wish the best for PDP, We pray our grievances are addressed before We’re pushed to take decisions that may not be palatable for everyone, ” he said.

Aliyu Hafiz Muhammad alleged there was absence of transparency in the whole process leading to the primary election.

Muhammad explained that other party members were contracted to serve as delegates with a clear mindset to vote for a preferred aspirant whom he alleged was not a  member of their  party.