By: Valentine Adese (JP),
A second republic Lawmaker, Rt. Hon. Baba Akawu, has emerged as the candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) for Bassa/Jos-North Federal Constituency of Plateau State.
Alhaji Baba, who was given his Clearance Certificate by the State Chairman, Capt. V. Lamda (Rtd), represented by the State Secretary of the Party, Hon. Bitrus Boyi, was further affirmed through a voice vote in an Affirmative Primary Election conducted by the chapter today, 21/7/2023, to be the Candidate for the Bassa/Jos-North Federal Constituency of Plateau State for the party in the forthcoming general election, slated by INEC for 2023.
The election, which was witnessed by INEC, Security Agencies, and the Media, had 16 delegates and was supervised by 3 Electoral Officers within the party. Gushit Daffi (1st Electoral Officer), Awalu Tanko (Assistant Officer) and Hashidu Amiau as Electoral Officer II.
You would recall that, the space was made vacant with the withdrawal of, Ruth Markus, from the race.
In his remarks during his acceptance speech, Alhaji Baba Akawu disclosed that, he decided to join the race after observing and seeing the decadence in society, the suffering of the masses, failure of institutions and the failure of those, who have and are currently representing the Constituency in meeting up with the needs and wants of the Constituents.
In an exclusive interview with REALITY, Baba Akawu said, he is competent, experienced and fit to face the electioneering challenges. He described most of the candidates that have emerged from other political parties for the seat as “children in politics”.
On her part, Ruth Markus, told REALITY that, she voluntarily withdrew from the race and never acted under duress.
She also disclosed that, she took the decision after assessing the competence and ability of Alhaji Baba to win the race for the Party.
She said, “I shall work with him and put all my efforts to make sure he wins. I am from Bassa LGA and the part I hail from is very strategic in determining the winner of Bassa/Jos- North Federal Constituency of Plateau State”.
It is expected that, at the close of today’s business, the name of Alhaji Baba Akawu would have been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
See some pictures from the event below:-
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