The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Chief Joel Madaki, has dismissed claims that the party was interested in having Nuhu Ribadu as its governorship candidate in the state.
There have been several reports in the media, linking Ribadu to the governorship ticket of the PDP.
However, in a clarification, Madaki said his party is not interested in wooing or begging anyone to fly its flag in the election to replace impeached Governor Murtala Nyako.
The PDP, according to him, has many qualified people in its ranks to win the governorship poll.
While dismissing reports that the PDP was shopping for a governorship candidate, the party chairman said PDP’s door is open to all indigenes of the state interested in joining it.
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He said: “PDP is a fully loaded party with experienced politicians who have held many laudable national positions in different capacities and who have been tried and tested to occupy any office hierarchy in the country.
“Adamawa State PDP is blessed with an array of qualified politicians; there is no need to bring somebody from outside the party to run on its ticket for the 2015 race.
“We are not wooing or begging anyone to be our governorship candidate. Are there no qualified candidates among all of you sitting here? It is an insult to all of us to say that we are wooing any person to be PDP governorship candidate.
“I want to make it clear that our doors are open for people to come in. We will give those coming equal treatment and a sense of belonging”.
He commended the acting governor and members of the state assembly for restoring what he described as “PDP’s stolen mandate” by removing former governor, Murtala Nyako.
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