Borno gov: PDP stakeholders kick against substitution of Lawan’s name

ABUJA — Concerned elders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State have kicked against the wrongful substitution of Alhaji Gambo Lawan as the party’s governorship candidate for Borno State in the 2015 election. Lawan, who is former Chairman of the Grassroots Democratic Movement, GDM, and ex-Chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, had picked the party’s governorship ticket at a process in Abuja supervised by President Goodluck Jonathan following his intervention to resolve the lingering disagreement over the PDP governorship ticket in the state.
The former GDM chairman and founding leader of PDP in the state was affirmed by the party’s delegates and a Certificate of Return issued to him after the election.
In attendance during the primary election were Vice-President Namadi Sambo, Senate President David Mark, PDP National Chairman Adamu Mu’azu, Chairman PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, Borno State PDP Chairman, Minister of State for Power Muhammed Wakil, and BoT members and other stakeholders from the state. But on the eve of the submission of parties’ governorship flag bearers to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Lawan’s name was, however, substituted by the PDP National Chairman with that of Mohammed Imam, a nominee of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.