The Stakeholders of the People Democratic Party PDP in Niger state have begun vigorous moves for National Chairmanship of the party to be seeded in the state.
Report revealed that Former Governor of Niger state Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu may be set against Kauran Lapai and Former Governorship Aspirant in the state Alhaji Sidi Abdullahi Bomi Gulu as they both set to contest for the national chairman of PDP in the next convention.
The report also affirmed that supporters of both candidates have started canvassing to get home support ahead of the national convention of the party when the track is set for the race.
It further said one of the preferred candidates, Alhaji Sidi is set to meet the party executives to make his intention known to party executives, ahead of the former Governor.
Findings further revealed that after receiving the letter of intent of Alhaji Sidi, some party members have started clandestine move across the nation to lobby for the Chairmanship position to be zoned to Niger State.
A top party member observed that “out of all the states in the North central, Niger State is the only state that has not produced the National chairman of the Party.
“we want to Capitalize on the vibrancy and the urbane image of Alhaji Sidi to get it for the State”
A Source close to Former Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu hinted that the former Governor may capitalize on his political history with the party’s presidential candidate in the last election Atiku Abubakar to give a show but Some of the party’s stakeholders who pleaded anonymity expressed the concern about the latest romance with the ruling APC in the state .
A Chieftain of the party said “the way the former Governor has played to the gallery of the ruling APC is suspicious and some of us his supporters in the PDP are often asked whether he is still in PDP”.
A stakeholder of the party from Niger south Abdullahi Shehu Confirmed to Analystnews that the Kauran Lapai has already written to the party in the state about his ambition to contest for National Chairman of the party and will soon meet all stakeholders for consultations.
He said only Alhaji Sidi has made his intention known to the party in the state.
