Wada Picks PDP Nomination Form
Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, has formally announced his intention to vie for his second term in office on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying he had to bow to pressure from the party elders and stakeholders in state.
Captain Wada made the speech yesterday in Lokoja in a meeting with members of PDP elders and critical stakeholders.
According to him: “The words of our elders are words of wisdom, I have come to appreciate in the last few weeks that before elders speak, they must have employed experience, patience, candour and courage.
“This latest gesture from our leaders has added to the weight of responsibility that I shoulder. My pledge and response is to surpass your expectations, God helping me.” He stated.
Earlier, the PDP stakeholders chaired by the former deputy governor of the old Benue State, Alhaji Sule Iyaji, called on Wada to seek re-election based on his track records of achievements in the state.
Also, the critical stakeholders from the three senatorial district, and the Elders Advisory Council, have unanimously endorsed the re-election bid for another term in office for Capt Idris Wada and also adopted him as the party’s sole candidate in the forth-coming governorship election slated for November 21, 2015.
The stakeholders have also adopted Capt Wada as the sole candidate of the party for the governorship election even as power rotation has been entrenched in the state.
The meeting added that after the tenure of the incumbent, power should rotate between the west and central senatorial district of the state.
The decision to adopt Capt Wada, according to Alhaji Iyaji, was borne out of his modest performance in the last three and half years.
Those present at the meeting were Alh Sule Iyaji, Chief Patrick Adaba, Prince Olushola Akanmode, the Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, and a host of other party faithful.
Meanwhile, arrangement has been concluded by the Elders Council and the critical stakeholders to procure the nomination form for the governor at the PDP headquarters Abuja tomorrow.