Alhaji Mustafa Sule-Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor, has been declared winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to contest the governorship seat in the next year’s general elections.

The Returning Officer for the primary election, Mr Isa Ahmed, made the declaration on Sunday, stressing that Sule-Lamido is the sole candidate.

According to him, the emergence of former governor’s son complied with the party’s constitution and guidelines.

Speaking after his emergence, Sule-Lamido, expressed gratitude to  the leadership of the party.

He stated that the moment was not new to him, noting that in 2023, they entrusted him with the same irresponsibility.

He stressed that together they could run a campaign rooted in unity, hope, reform and promise of a better Jigawa.

“Though we did not secure victory then, we earned the confidence of hundreds of thousands of our people and laid a strong foundation,” he said.