Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking the party’s ticket for the 2019 election.

Makarfi made the declaration at an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State who also served as the Chairman, PDP National Caretaker Committee, is now one of the over 12 presidential aspirants of the party.

The PDP aspirant, who just concluded meetings with PDP members in the Southwest, said his exceptional performance as chairman of the caretaker committee would give him an upper hand at the primaries.

“PDP has become a beautiful bride because of what I did. The party was considered dead until I came in as chairman of the caretaker committee and turned it round.

“No other presidential aspirant in the party has my pedigree. I have been assured of becoming the groom by members who are aware of those efforts and have sworn they will not sell their votes at the primaries.

“Since I joined the PDP, I have never left the party.

“My experience as a member of the Senate committee on finance for eight years is also an advantage. I will bring the experience to bear when I pick the ticket and emerge as president,” he said.

Makarfi said contrary to certain opinions, money would not determine who picks the PDP ticket, and that money has never been a determinant factor in who becomes the president of Nigeria.

On a female vice president, Makarfi said he had wanted a female running mate if he won the primaries, but the person he had in mind declined and opted for a lower responsibility.

“I look forward to seeing a female president not even vice in Nigeria someday. It is time the women stop taking back seats,” he said.

The PDP aspirant, reacting to INEC’s registration of more political parties that brought the number registered to 91, said while it allowed freedom of association, there was need for sanity.

“I know that the major parties will reduce the number via coalitions and MOU’s. However, it is not the duty of political parties to do so,” he added. (NAN)

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“Since I joined the PDP, I have never left the party.

That shows you are a real corruption because PDP is Godfather of corruption that has sons and daughters

Everybody blow your trumpet
Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra.

I have been assured of becoming the groom by members who are aware of those efforts and have sworn they will not sell their votes at the primaries.

This man is either living under a rock , has an inflated sense of importance or Wike & co are intent on making a fool of him...
"SWORN NOT TO SELL THEIR VOTES"!!! Say what? Really? Why else are the likes of Saraki & Tambuwal defecting if the presidency isn't/wasn't for the highest bidder?



Makarfi is loyal that is without question but he has no charisma nor electoral value, his eyes will soon clear.

Baawaa:

That shows you are a real corruption because PDP is Godfather of corruption that has sons and daughters

So how come you were begging the grandsons of PDP to stay put in APC despite the high concentration of corruption in their blood stream

PDP was dead, makarfi resurrected the corrupt PDP and PDP will die again by October

Beautiful bride...fvcked by apc

Thank you Makarfi for you work

But Presidency is not for everyone

We need a leader to take us to the next stage

Beautiful bride for the looters and killers.