45 parties endorse APC gov’ship candidate in Gombe

Forty-five opposition parties in Gombe State under the auspices of Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) have endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya.

The parties’ position was contained in a statement issued to newsmen, yesterday, by the state Chairman of IPAC, Alhaji Muhammad Garba.

The statement, which contained the signatures of the chairmen of the 45 political parties that endorsed Yahaya, said they arrived at the decision after wide consultations.

“After series of meetings, we the undersigned 45 political parties have unanimously agreed to keep our personal interests aside and adopted Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of the APC for the March 9 governorship election in Gombe State,” the statement read.

They further called on their supporters and the electorate to cast their votes for Inuwa Yahaya to ensure a collective change of government and meaningful development of the state.

Some of the political parties that signed the statement are; Accord Party, DPP, ADC ACD, AD, MPN, CAP, BNPP, APA, AA, MMN, ANP, PPC, HDP, UPN, NCP, UPP, NCMP and PAC among others.

Separately, the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Gombe State, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, along with his running mate Mrs Naomi Philip Maiguwa have stepped aside from the contest.

Prof. Alkali, in a release issued yesterday, said he and his running mate had resolved to endorse the APC candidate, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya.

He said the decision to endorse Yahaya was also to cement the accord already agreed by the SDP and APC t the national level.