Three delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been assassinated in Niger State.
This came as Alhaji Muhammad Abacha, son of former military leader, Sani Abacha, emerged governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Kano State.
The three Niger PDP delegates who were assassinated came from Mariga local government area in Niger State.
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They were part of the 13 delegates from the local government area returning home to obtain their means of identification to enable them vote in the PDP governorship primaries based on demand by aspirants.
It was gathered that the victims, two women and a man, were killed during an ambush by the terrorists.
Chairman of Niger PDP Electoral panel and Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, announced this during the primaries when the local government delegates were called to cast their votes.
He urged the people to observe a minute of silence for the deceased.
The Niger PDP governorship primary was postponed over the non-availability of valid identification of delegates.
The aspirants demanded that every delegate must have a valid means of identification with their PDP membership cards.
This development made several delegates return home to get their identification to vote for their aspirants.
After consultation with all the aspirants, Ewhrudjakpo announced the deceased would be replaced with other delegates from Mariga local government area.
Meanwhile, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abacha polled 736 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jafar Sani-Bello, who scored 710 votes in the primary election on Wednesday in Kano State.
Announcing the results, the Returning Officer, Hajiya Amina Garba, declared Abacha as the winner of the primaries having scored 736 votes.
The Chairman the Electoral Committee, Alhaji Mohammed Jamu, said the primaries were legally conducted with validly-elected delegates and supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), police and State Security Service operatives.
