A former Minister of Education,
Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has informed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
various stakeholders of his intention to contest for the presidency in 2019.
Confirming the development to
newsmen on Wednesday, his spokesperson, Malam Sule Ya’u Sule, said Shekarau,
had already sent notification letters to the PDP and all relevant stakeholders.
Sule explained that Shekarau, who
was the governor of Kano State had since communicated his political ambition to
various elders, community leaders, opinion leaders, political associates and
religious leaders regardless of their ethnic and party affiliations.
“Malam Shekarau deliberately
refused to make his ambition public because he does not want the relevant
stakeholders to read it for the first time on the pages of newspapers. He first
notified them before making it public. He is now making necessary
consultations,” he said.
In a letter, which he personally
signed and sent to one of his political associates, Malam Hassan S. Indabawa,
dated August 22, 2017, Shekarau said soon after the 2015 general elections,
there had been various calls by individuals and groups from many quarters
urging his candidature to contest for the presidency in 2019.
Just few days ago, former
Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, also sent a letter of
notification to PDP leaders and members on his readiness to try his luck at the
presidency in 2019.
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