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The Senatorial candidate for Gombe North Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Muhammad Ribadu, has surrendered his candidature to Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State.
Ribadu stated this in Gombe on Thursday during a welcome reception organized by the party in honour of Dankwambo.
The Governor was one of the PDP presidential aspirants that lost to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the party primaries.
Senator Ribadu said the Governor was in the right position
to contest for the Senate.
He said that he decided to forfeit his candidature to Dankwambo to compensate him for the loss in the presidential primaries.
He described Dankwambo as a visionary leader and the architect of modern Gombe, adding that and if given the chance to become a senator, he would do more.
He urged Dankwambo to accept the gesture as he was in the right position to contest for the senate.
Dankwambo polled 111 out of the total votes of 3221,placing him fifth in the race.
Dankwambo came behind former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, who had 158 votes; Senate President Bukola Saraki,317 votes and Governor of Sokoto State,Aminu Tambuwal,693 votes.
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku clinched the party’s presidential ticket ahead of 11 other aspirants with 1,542 votes.
