Former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi has pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in
Former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi has pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Kwara State. The former minister is among eight PDP aspirants who have withdrawn from the exercise. Ali Ahmad, Saka Isau, Ladi Hassan, Ibrahim Kaia, Abubakar Anani, Zakari Mohammed and Ahman Pategi are the others who pulled out.
The contest is now between Razak Atunwa, a federal lawmaker from Kwara central, and Sha’aba Lafiagi, a senator representing Kwara north. All the aspirants except Abdullahi announced their withdrawal at the venue of the primary. Abdullahi was said to have been pressured to step down. Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of the state, said the eight aspirants withdrew from the race did so in the party’s interest. He thanked them for their act of magnanimity.
TheCable
