A former member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Bawa, has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 general polls.
Declaring the results, the chairman of the Kaduna State PDP Governorship Primary Committee, Ibrahim Lawal, says Bawa scored a total of 124,170 votes to clinch the PDP ticket.
His closest rival, a former governorship candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Haruna Saeed, polled a total of 22,010 votes to secure second position.
Responding after his victory, the PDP governorship candidate solicited the unity and support of all party members to enable the PDP to take over power in Kaduna State during the general election.
Bawa promised to tackle insecurity and poverty and restore the lost glory of the state if he wins the governorship election.
Candidate Emerges in Katsina
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has affirmed Senator Garba Danmarke as its consensus governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The affirmation ceremony, held on Sunday at the PDP state headquarters in Katsina, drew party leaders, elders, women and youth groups, students, and supporters from all the 34 local government areas of the state.
Also in attendance were the party’s three senatorial aspirants, 15 House of Representatives aspirants, and 34 aspirants contesting for seats in the state House of Assembly on the PDP platform.
The exercise was supervised by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by the returning officer, Muhammad Kankara.
Announcing the result, Kankara disclosed that 77,085 delegates and party members were accredited for the exercise, while a total of 77,013 votes were cast.
According to him, all the valid votes cast went in favour of Senator Danmarke, thereby returning him unopposed as the PDP consensus governorship candidate in Katsina State.
“Having scored the majority of the lawful votes cast, Senator Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke is hereby declared the winner of the PDP governorship primary election in Katsina State,” Kankara announced.
