The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) yesterday submitted the names of Musa Wada as its candidate for the
November 16 governorship election in Kogi State to the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
The party also submitted to INEC,
Samuel Bamidele Aro, a former member of the House of Representatives as the
running mate to Engr. Wada.
A top party source confirmed to our
correspondent last night that Hon. Aro, who represented Yagba Federal
Constituency in the House of Representatives, was favoured as running mate
after extensive consultations and accord by critical stakeholders in the state.
INSIDE NEWS learnt
that the PDP Governorship Election Appeal Committee set up to review the Kogi
and Bayelsa states governorship election primaries also upheld the election of
Engr. Musa Wada as the party’s candidate.
A copy of the report seen by our
correspondent showed that the panel led by the National Chairman of the party,
Prince Uche Secondus, undertook a comprehensive review of the petition brought
before it by Senator Dino Melaye and Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Idris who
participated in the primaries.