. . . Also recommend candidates for YPP, ADP and LP

By SYLVESTER OJOGBANE

Ukomu Igala Organisation in collaboration with other stakeholders and frontline Igala sociocultural groups – HRM Advisory Council, Kogi East Elders Council, Igala Elders Consultative Forum, Ojuju Agbadufu and Igala Bassa Re & D Initiative – have endorsed Abdullahi Haruna SAN as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for this weekend’s primary election in Kogi State.

The group, after due consultations, interaction and interviews, also recommend Murtala Yakubu Ajaka for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Others recommended are Dr Sam Omale of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Mr J. Elukpo of Action Democratic Party (ADP) and Dr Vincent Enemona of Labour Party (LP).

The groups therefore appealed to “all other aspirants in the various political parties to accept the outcome of the report and rally round the candidates so endorsed to ensure power returns to the east.”

They also called on delegates in the parties in the case of indirect primary and party faithful in the case of direct primary “to vote en masse for these candidates”.

The report of the committee headed by the former Minister of Federal Republic, Arc Gabriel Y. Aduku, was endorsed by all the members of the group.

Below is the list of the committees that screened the candidates:

GROUP A

1. CHIEF GABRIEL ADUKU
2. DR RUTH ABBAH
3. DR E.Y. ATANU
4. DR S.S. AMEH
5. GEN. PATRICK AKPA (RTD)
6. CHIEF SILVESTER ONOJA
7. DR AMADU ALI
8. CHIEF S I OCHEJA
9. PROF. GODWIN OGBADU

GROUP B

1. DR PAUL AMODU
2. CHIEF ROBERT AUDU
3. DR JOHN ABUH ALIFIA
4. MR P.Z. ME WADA
5. H.E SULE IYAJI
6. CHIEF DR REKIYA
7. MOMO ABAJI
8. DR ABDULLAH AMEH
9. MR D. O OJOTULE
10. SEN NICHOLAS Y UGBANE