Borno2023: Zulum faces resurgent PDP in governorship race
will elect their next governor and members of the State House of Assembly to serve them for the next four years – starting from 29 May.
During those inglorious days in opposition, the PDP, the main opposition party in Borno, was seen and treated as an annexe of the ruling party.But the emergence of a young and relatively unknown politician, Mohammed Jajari, as its governorship candidate for the 2023 election has not only revived the PDP but also repositioned it as a force to be reckoned with.
The LP, as the number four opposition party in the state, may not significantly impact the election, given its abysmal performance at the presidential and National Assembly polls in the state. The defeat of LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the obscure presence of the party’s governorship candidate may not yield any serious vote advantage to the ‘Obi-dients’.
It was on record that the APC polled 836,496 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 71,788 votes in Borno, during 2019 presidential election. However, the APC could not garner the same level of votes in the 2023 presidential election to earn its candidate a similar landslide victory. The ruling party managed to poll 252,282 votes to defeat the PDP, which got 190,921 votes.
However, the APC Deputy National President , and former senator, Abubakar Kyari, said, “the 2023 election has been made easy for us in Borno State, and we are confident about our party winning the governorship because Governor Zulum has campaigned based on his remarkable credentials ofThough Governor Zulum towers above his contemporaries in terms of performance, the ruling APC in Borno State may not have a smooth ride in the governorship and state Assembly elections if it fails to address some...
The defector, popularly known as Mamman Opanka, is primarily expected to defeat the APC candidate going for a second term. It is feared that the love for Mr Opanka as a PDP candidate may mar the chances of APC winning the local government for Mr Zulum.
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