Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu,
has obtained nomination form to contest for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections.
Aliyu refused to defect with Governor Aminu
Tambuwal to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
This was contained in a statement signed by the deputy
governor's media aide, Malam Abubakar Bawa, which was made available to journalists in Sokoto Tuesday.
The statement said the deputy governor obtained the
form last Monday at the national headquarters of the APC in Abuja.
According to the statement, the deputy governor was
accompanied by the state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, and
two lawmakers from the state.
Speaking with journalists in Sokoto yesterday, the
deputy governor said he would give priority to the critical sectors of the
economy if elected governor of the state.
He also expressed confidence that he would win the
APC governorship primary election if there was no consensus arrangement.
Aliyu therefore expressed optimism that the state
would bounce back to APC in 2019.
He appealed to the members of the party to be
patient and law-abiding as well as avoid any acts capable of breaching peace in
the state.
The deputy governor also enjoined them to strive
hard towards ensuring the victory of the APC in the forthcoming elections.
"I am appealing to our supporters to eschew
violence and do whatever it takes to ensure APC wins the governorship elections
in 2019," Aliyu added.
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