2019: Dankwambo seeks support of PDP delegates

Gombe state Governor, Ibrahim Dankwabo who recently announced his decision to contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with other aspirants’ last weekend soughtthe support of delegates from the north west zone of the country.
Describing himself as a “serious contender”, Mr.
Dankwambo said that the north-west zone was his first port of call because it was “very crucial to success in the presidential race”.
He said: “There are more than 18 million voters in the northwest geopolitical zone.
No serious presidential contender can toy with such mass of voters.
The zone also has a large number of delegates for the PDP primaries.” The governor urged the delegates to vote for him during the primary elections, saying that he had the popularity to win the general election.
He urged the delegates to prevail on qualified Nigerians to acquire the Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to enable them vote in the 2019 general polls.
Dankwambo’s rivals for the PDP presidential ticket include former Kaduna Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Senate President Bukola Saraki and Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal.
Others include two former governors of Kano state – Rabiu Kwankwaso and Ibrahim Shekarau, former Sokoto Governor, At