NIGER STATE PDP AFFIRMS NAMI AS IT’S GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS
By YM Bina
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Niger State has affirmed the nomination of the former Chairman of the former Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mohammed Mamman Nami, as its governorship candidate for the forthcoming 2027 general elections.
This followed a resolution reached at the end of the party’s executive committee meeting with local government party chairmen, held for the supplementary affirmation of candidates for the 2027 general elections in Minna Niger state capital.
The state PDP chairman, Aliyu Haliru Kaura declared the affirmation after a motion was moved for a unanimous endorsement of Nami as a replacement of its earlier candidate Abubakar Suleiman who voluntarily stepped down from the contest that paved way for Mamman Nami as replacement.
He de described the decision as part of efforts to strengthened the party’s chances in the next general elections in the state to ensure a smooth transition in its campaign ahead of 2027 polls.
Kaura maintained that the new candidate will consolidate the party’s grassroot support base to commence engagement with party members, stakeholders, and the electorates towards the general elections.
According to him, the window was based on the electoral act and the party for replacement of candidates anytime within the time frame.
“The party candidate willingly withdraw and we have affirmed Nami, we know the his capacity and what he can do for Nigerlites that is why we replaced him with our earlier gubernatorial candidate of the party” he stated.
The party however, handed over to the Independent Electoral Commission INEC, officials for onward to the national headquarters for further uploading to INEC portal so as to authenticate their replacement accordingly.
Nami, a former Niger South Senatorial aspirant who earlier contested under the All Progressives Congress (APC), is now expected to lead the PDP’s campaign in its bid to challenge the incumbent governor Mohammed Umar Bago during the forthcoming 2027 governorship election in Niger State.
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