Niger PDP Releases Final List of Candidates for the 2019 Elections

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger state has released its candidates for all the elections slated for 2019 with its gubernatorial candidate Alhaji Umar Nasko topping the list.

The list is, however, still silent on the running mate for the standard bearer.

State chairman of the party Alhaji Tanko Beji who unveiled the list at the party secretariat on Thursday said the candidates emerged after a “crisis free primaries”.

On the list according to Tanko Beji, were the three senatorial candidates; Alhaji Ishyaku Ibrahim (SAN) for Niger East senatorial zone, Alhaji Sani Cuba for Niger North zone and a former deputy chief whip of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Baba Shehu Agaie for Niger South senatorial zone.

Beji said Alhaji Rico Mohammed would be leading a 10-man assault team for the House of Representatives seats allotted to the state while 27 others among them a woman, Hajia Sadatu Kolo were elected to battle for the House of Assembly seats with other political parties in the general election.

“We had a crisis of free election, there was no petition from any of the contestants, the appeal committee sent by the national body did not have any work to do.

“The congresses were peaceful and transparent we learnt from our mistakes we did not have a single appeal filed,” Beji declared.