Wada beats Melaye to emerge as PDP governorship candidate

Engr Musa Wada has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the November 16 governorship election. 

Musa Wada, a younger brother of the immediate past Governor Idris Wada, who also contested for the ticket, scored 748 votes to take the party ticket, The Nation reports.

Abubakar Mohammed Ibrahim, the son of a former governor, Ibrahim Idris (Ibro), tailed him as he polled 710 votes.

The immediate past governor of the state, Capt Wada, emerged third in the contest with 345 votes, while Senator Dino Melaye polled 70 votes to emerge fourth.

Others contestant in the primary election and their scores are; Aminu Suleiman – 55 votes, Victor Adoji-54, Erico Joseph- 42, AVM Saliu Atawodi (retd.)- 11, Emmanuel Omebije- 9 votes, Mohammed Shuaibi- 4 votes, Bayo Michael- 2 votes and Jabiru Haruna- 0.

It was earlier reported that the PDP governorship primary election ended abruptly in the early hours of Wednesday, September 4, when gunmen invaded the venue of the election, Lokoja Confluence Stadium.

It was gathered that voting had ended and sorting of votes were going on when the gunmen came to the venue at about 1:45 am and started shooting from different directions. 

Votes in eight out of the 10 ballot boxes have already been counted and sorted out before the disruption by the gunmen. 

Aspirants, delegates and others scampered for safety while the number of casualty has yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.