Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Shuaib Oba AbdulRaheem, who lost out in the governorship primary election of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Kwara State, early this month, has picked the ticket of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Prof. AbdulRaheem was adopted by the NNPP for the 2023 general election.
Chairman of the Party, in the state, AbdulRazaq Abdulsalam made this development known, in Ilorin, shortly after a reported meeting of the NNPP stakeholders with AbdulRaheem.
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Abdulsalam, in his announcement said; “We have picked Prof Oba Shuaib AbdulRaheem as our governorship candidate. He’s now a full fledged member of NNPP.”
He disclosed that Prof. AbdulRaheem would immediately be attending meetings of all the NNPP gubernatorial candidates scheduled to hold in Abuja today (Tuesday).
In his remarks, the erstwhile university chief executive and now the NNPP gubernatorial candidate declared that he had fully joined the party and expressed his “preparedness to join hands with other eminent Nigerians and Kwarans to take the party to a greater height.”
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Also, Dr. Kolo Jiya; the Kwara North Senatorial candidate of the party vowed that NNPP would form the next government in Kwara State, come 2023.
He expressed their unshakable confidence in the ability of Prof. AbdulRaheem to lead the party to victory in the coming elections and as well return Kwara to the path of progress and greatness.
Kolo disclosed that a more elaborate event would be held where the party’s gubernatorial candidate would be presented to the general public.