Ibrahim Dankwambo, former governor of Gombe, has declared
support for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
Speaking on Monday at the PDP presidential campaign rally in
Gombe, Dankwambo said the people of the state will vote for Abubakar in the
2023 presidential election.
With his latest disposition, Dankwambo appears to have
pulled out of the PDP ‘Integrity Group’ — comprising members who are demanding
the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party.
According to those calling for Ayu’s resignation, the PDP
presidential candidate and national chairman cannot be from the same region.
Before now, Dankwambo, who is the PDP senatorial candidate
for Gombe north, had been aligning with the ‘Integrity Group’ led by Nyesom
Wike, governor of Rivers.
So far, the group has boycotted the PDP presidential
campaign rallies, and insisted that Ayu must resign.
Receiving the former vice-president in Gombe on Monday,
Dankwambo described Abubakar as Nigeria’s next president.
“Today, I join the
people to welcome Waziri Adamawa, our presidential candidate and also our next
president, to Gombe state,” he said.
“I want to assure our presidential candidate and the members
of our party, just as they’ve seen here themselves, Gombe state is for PDP.”
The former governor also reportedly donated buses for the
PDP presidential campaign in the state.
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