The Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State has elected Yusuf Kibiya as the new chairman of the party in the state.
Kibiya is a former Commissioner for Agriculture under former state governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, between 1999 and 2003.
The party’s Election Committee chairman, Halilu Mazagani, disclosed this while announcing the election results on Sunday.
He noted that Kibiya secured a landslide victory, garnering 3,964 votes to defeat his opponent, Nura Nuhu, who scored 244 votes.
Mazagani, who commended the party’s officials in the state “for a job well done,” said the smooth conduct of the congress was an indication that the PDP would soon resolve the lingering differences between some members of the party to make it “a better and stronger opposition that can defeat the ruling party.
“Our party being the largest in Africa, no doubt, faces some internal challenges, but as always, we have learnt to manage our differences.
“I can assure you today that we are working hard to ensure unity and we are mobilising like never before, to ensure our success in the forthcoming 2027 general elections which I can confidently say the people will vote for us.
“So, it is now left for us to present credible candidates to Nigerians like we did before and we wish to improve on that.”
Also speaking at the event, an ex-Kano governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, assured all that the party would produce a winning team in the 2027 general elections, adding that the PDP is poised to challenge any party in any election in the country, including the local government election scheduled to hold on October 26, 2024.
