The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled October 5 and 6, for
its national convention where its flag bearer for the 2019 presidential
election will emerge. Below is a list of the presidential aspirants who are
interested in taking over Buhari’s job in 2019.
1. Atiku Abubakar Former vice president Atiku Abubakar is one of the
prominent PDP presidential aspirants. If he wins the presidential ticket or
contests the 2019 presidential election under any other political party, he
will be taking his fifth shot at becoming Nigerian president, The ICIR notes.
2. Sule Lamido Sule Lamido, a two-time governor of Jigawa state is
another prominent member of the PDP with presidential ambition. At 70, by
August 30, Lamido insists he possesses the qualities needed to move Nigeria
forward.
3. Ahmed Makarfi Makarfi is also a former governor (Kaduna state). After
spending two terms as governor, Makarfi contested and won the Kaduna North
senatorial election and went on to spend another eight years in the National
Assembly. He was appointed PDP National caretaker committee at a contentious
national convention held in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. He handed
over to Uche Secondus after a tumultuous regime characterized by a series of
court cases.
4. Rabiu Kwakwanso, a two-time
governor of Kano State is another prominent member of the PDP with presidential
ambition. Kwakwanso an engineer sees himself as the right person to move
Nigeria forward.
5. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Dankwambo hails from Gombe state. He is also
a two-time governor of the state.
6. Attahiru Bafarawa Attahiru Bafarawa, 64, is bent on having another go
at the Nigerian presidency after a failed first attempt in 2007. He ran under
the platform of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) that he formed.
7. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, from Kebbi state, is a
former minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs between 2013
and 2015, former supervising minister, Ministry of Labour and Productivity
between 2014 and 2015, and current chairman of PDP Former Ministers’ Forum of
Nigeria.
8. Datti Baba-Ahmed Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed was elected a member of House
of Representatives in 2003 under the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP)
representing Zaria federal constituency in Kaduna state. In 2011, he defeated
Ahmed Makarfi, incumbent senator and former governor of Kaduna state, for the
Kaduna North senatorial seat.
9. Senator Bukola Saraki The embattled Senate president, Saraki, is the
latest to indicate his interest in the presidency. He is one of the heavyweight
senators who left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the PDP recently. On
Wednesday, August 15, Saraki in an interview with Bloomberg said he is
considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general
elections.
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal is expected to join the
race anytime soonest.
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