The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State has affirmed Dr. David Emmanuel Ombugadu as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. Dr. Ombugadu was the party’s flagbearer in the last gubernatorial election in the State.
At the PDP gubernatorial primary election held on Sunday in Lafia which was massively attended, the party’s flagbearer also immediately declared Hon. Yahaya Ohinoyi as his running mate.
Addressing the unprecedented crowd, the PDP National Officer deployed to conduct the exercise, Hon. Abdulmaleek Danga, said the gathering was a formal fulfillment of party protocols as according to him, all necessary steps had been solidified by the leadership at the local levels.
”This is not a campaign programme; this is a primary election to elect our gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the PDP for Nasarawa State. But the work has been done by youthe leaders and the party supporters from the various local governments. We only have one contestant for the position of Governor”, Danga said.
Following the unanimous affirmation of the candidate by party members, Danga declared Ombugadu duly elected citing the authority vested in him by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
In his acceptance speech, Dr. Ombugadu expressed deep appreciation to the party faithful for transforming his status from an aspirant into a confirmed candidate.
He commended seven sitting members of the State House of Assembly who have remained steadfast with the opposition party saying: “In the whole country, they are standing strong, representing this party as State Assembly members. I want to sincerely thank all of you,”.
The candidate noted that his acceptance followed extensive consultations with key national and state party organs, who he also noted are pillars of support on the path for a single, focused agenda.
“We are going straight to work. We don’t have time because some people here have worn black clothes for the past three years they are not tired, and they said we will go with you. We are not going to give up until we take you to Government House”, he said.
On his part, the newly unveiled running mate, Hon. Ohinoyi, charged the party structure to learn from the outcomes of the 2019 and 2023 electoral cycles to protect their votes in the forthcoming election.
”You are not fools now. If you are not fools now, what happened in the past will not happen again.The Government House is ours”, Ohinoyi declared.
He urged elders, women, and youth leaders to return to their various voting units immediately, stating that a robust grassroots network is what will ensure victory at the polls.
