Alhaji Yusuf Agabi, the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primaries election in Nasarawa State, has called on other aspirants to rally round him to win the general elections next year.
Agabi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Nasarawa.
He said the victory at the primary was not for him alone but for the all members of the party, adding that it would take the collective effort to make the objective of reclaiming the state from the All Progressives Congress in 2015 to be actualised.
Agabi promised to tackle the security challenges facing the state, if given the mandate in next year’s general elections.
NAN reports that Senator Adolphus Wabara, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, had shortly after announcing the results, urged the other aspirants to support the party’s candidate in line with its commitment.
Wabara reminded the aspirants of the undertaking signed to rally round the winner even before the exercise began.
The results of the primary as announced by Wabara stated that Agabi polled 214 votes to defeat former Information Minister, Labaran Maku; and former Governor Aliyu Doma, who polled 160 and 129 votes respectively.
Senator Solomon Ewuga got 31 votes; former Deputy Governor, Michael Abdul, 28 votes; Deputy Governor, Dameshi Luka, 12 votes; while Yakubu Bala and Chris Mamman polled four and one votes respectively.
NAN also reports that eight aspirants contested the governorship primaries as one of them, Musa Hussaini, had withdrawn from the contest shortly before the exercise commenced.
Agabi promised to work with the aspirants who sought for the ticket with him.
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