The Zamfara State ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to win the forthcoming bye-election at Kaura Namoda South which is slated 16th August by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as Muhammad Lawal Kurya emerged winner of the primary election.
Briefing Journalists on Tuesday evening in Gusau Zamfara State capital, the State Secretary of the PDP, Nazeeru Ibrahim Rufa’i, said 14 bonafide members of the party had initially indicated interest amongst whom one of them would be picked as a party flag bearer for the contest of the bye-election.
“After series of meetings with the party stakeholders of the constituency and other esteemed politicians in Kaura Namoda, all the interested candidates had stepped out for Muhammad Lawal Kurya to become a sole candidate for the PDP vying for the seat of State Assembly in the bye-election.
“All other candidates who withdrawn from the race have unanimously registered their total support for the winning candidate and the party to win the forthcoming election in the constituency.
“The representatives of the national headquarters of the PDP and the INEC officials had confirmed their satisfaction with the way and manner the candidates and other party stakeholders conducted themselves and the level of respect for the constitution before, during and after both the congress and the party’s primary process.
“We are confident that PDP will win the bye-election considering the popularity of it’s candidate, Muhammad Lawal Kurya and the number of achievements so far made by the present administration of Governor Dauda Lawal in Kaura Namoda local government and the affected constituency”, the Secretary has stated.
Rufa’i, further said the constituency has 109 polling units which over 59,000 votes are expected to be cast by registered voters from six wards comprising Banga, Kagara, Kurya Madaro, Sakajiki, Kyambarawa and Dan Isa.
