The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of governorship candidates for the Nasarawa State governorship election.
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, former Inspector General of Police (IGP), did not appear on the list.
INEC published the names of candidates and their respective political parties cleared to contest the governorship poll in the state.
According to the list, the candidates are Ahmed Aliyu Wadada of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Musa Adamu Angbazo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP); Dahiru Musa Doma of the Action People’s Party (APP); Jonathan Gaza Gbefwi of the Labour Party (LP); Retired Major General Nuhu Angbazo of the African Democratic Congress (ADC); Emmanuel David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); and Ibrahim Kasimu Aboh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Others are Christopher Mamman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP); Abdullahi Omame Abisabo of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP); Abubakar Abdu Giza of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP); Mohammed Awwal Suleiman of the Allied People’s Movement (APM); Abdullah Bukhari of the Action Alliance (AA); Kigbu John Tanko of the Young Progressives Party (YPP); Dogo Danladi Shammah of the Nigeria Democratic Congress Party (NDC); and Shuaibu Umaru Kubi of Accord.
However, the Campaign Director General of the Ex-IGP’s Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation, Abdullahi Yammani, confirmed that Adamu has registered with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and will contest the election.
Yammani, in an interview with Daily Trust in Lafia, said the former IGP completed his registration online with the SDP after resigning his membership of the APC, where he lost the party’s governorship primary.
“The Ex-IGP, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has officially registered with the Social Democratic Party (SDP), online. He is fully in the race and ready to contest the governorship of Nasarawa State,” Yammani stated.
He said the decision followed wide consultations with stakeholders across the 13 local government areas of the state, adding that the former police boss would bring his experience in security and governance to bear in addressing challenges confronting the state.
The confirmation comes amid the omission of Adamu’s name from the INEC list, which currently has “Musa Adamu Angbazo” listed as the SDP candidate.
Yammani expressed optimism that the issue would be resolved, saying the campaign organisation has all the necessary documents to establish the Ex-IGP’s registration and candidacy under the SDP.
The development is expected to generate further political discourse in the state as political parties intensify preparations for the governorship election, with the possibility of substitution or replacement of candidates within the timeframe provided by INEC.
