The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamawa State chapter yesterday lauded the state’ s Acting Governor, Alhaji Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri, for his decision to purchase nomination form for the party’s primary preparatory to the October 11 governorship by-election .
The party, however, disclosed that it had detected desperate moves by some governorship aspirants in the state who were mobilising unrecognised and fake delegates to boost their chances in the party’s primaries.
The Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Joel Madaki, alleged that the aspirants were recruiting delegates through issuance of registration cards, which he described as fake.
Madaki, who stated this while receiving the acting governor, who came to notify the party secretariat of his intent to contest the by-election, said the party welcomed other aspirants that would join the race but raised the alarm that fake PDP membership cards were in circulation in the state.
Adding,“Yesterday we got information that there are those who bought membership cards and after that, we have been told that already fresh membership cards are being printed here in the state to induce our local government secretaries so as to include the names into our main registers with the sole aim to get the requisite three delegates that can be used during the party primaries.”
“We will not take that lightly. So let them continue printing, on our parts, we have suspended membership registration,” Madaki stated
Madaki pledged that the party would take drastic action on that to avoid factions in the PDP in the state or else the party may be factionalized .
“I am happy about Fintiri coming to the party secretariat last time he came to us when the house impeached Nyako now he is here again to tell us his intention which I believe good thing will follow”
“ Our doors as a party for everybody to come in and people have been coming in particularly from APC.
“Marcis Gundiri has come, Buba Marwa has come, I was also told that Nuhu Ribadu has joined us.
“ We have those who require waiver and those who do no need any waiver and Fintiri is one of those who does not require any waiver”, Madaki said.
He described Fintiri as a blessing to PDP acknowledging the last time he visited the party secretariat and vowed to recover it stolen mandate from former Governor Nyako, he made good his promised and by that his second coming would also bring good tidings to PDP in the state.
The Acting Governor, said he was at the party secretariat to notify the party and seek its support and endorsement for his aspiration, saying that his aspiration was based on popular demand and his commitment to continue his salvation programme for the state.
“Since I assumed leadership having rescue the people of Adamawa from maladministration, the people have ask me to continue”, Fintiri said.
He reaffirmed his commitment to the party and Goodluck Jonathan transformation agenda, adding that his administration and people of Adamawa had endorsed Goodluck Jonathan for 2015.

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