Adamawa LP governorship candidate drops ambition for APC counterpart

The governorship candidate of Labour Celebration (LP) in Adamawa State, Engr Umar Mustapha, has dropped his ambition in favour of his counterpart in All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aishatu Binani.

Umar Mustapha, higher merely referred to as Otumba, stated at a press briefing in Yola Sunday night that following challenges he had been contending with in the middle of looking for to be governor, he determined to place the ambition on maintain and to completely assist the governorship ambition of Binani.

He stated, “I’m assured that Binani will present a people-centred management that may prioritise human capital and useful resource growth that may prosper Adamawa State.

“That’s the reason I’m calling on all my supporters to come back out on Saturday, March 11, and vote for Distinguished Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani as Governor of Adamawa State.”

He added that he was placing all of the buildings of his Otumba Marketing campaign Organisation at Binani’s disposal.

DAILY POST experiences that the Otumba, who has lengthy been estranged from his Labour Celebration management at each the state and nationwide ranges, pronounced the endorsement for Binani on his personal account.

He had for lengthy not been working together with his Labour Celebration, and has not too long ago been accusing the state management of the celebration of working with the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) for the success of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri within the scheduled March 11 election.

Umar Mustapha had simply earlier than the Presidential election of final Saturday, made open endorsement of the APC candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, now president-elect, confessing that he was not having the form of relationship with Labour Celebration’s Peter Obi to advertise his candidacy.

Umar Mustapha didn’t make clear on the Sunday briefing if he had in impact left Labour Celebration; as he tactically left that side out of the solutions he present to questions that journalists put to him.

Senator Aishatu Binani who attended the temporary ceremony at which Umar Mustapha introduced her endorsement, stated it was a welcome growth and that it could enhance her possibilities on the election of coming Saturday.

“This endorsement of Otumba will in itself alone ship jitters into many circles,” Binani stated.