“In any case, how is the governor going to give his “preferred people” automatic tickets? Will he stop the PDP under Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo from conducting primary elections into the positions? Or is it the state government that conducts the polls?

The National Vice Chairman of PDP North West Zone Dr. Danladi Sankara wanted to go to the Senate in 2003, but lost to Dalha Danzomo of the ANPP with the support of the then Jigawa Governor, Alhaji Saminu Turaki. Turaki has since dumped ANPP for PDP on which platform he won a seat to the senate in 2007. it is that seat Dr. Sankara wants.

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has launched moves to resolve the various crises rocking the party at different levels following the return of its national chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo from medical treatment abroad.

One question the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, clamouring for consensus candidacy have been asked at different fora is whether consensus candidacy would make or mar the North.

The compendium of the achievements of Senator Ike Ekweremadu on behalf of his constituency distributed at the recreation centre in Udi last Saturday was aptly labeled “An Epitome of Quality Representation.”