The family and friends of a Gombe State frontline governorship aspirant, Jibril Mohammed Barde have gifted him the expression of interest and nomination form to contest the gubernatorial ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Barde, who narrowly lost the last primaries under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and came second losing narrowly to the current governor, was gifted the expression of interest and nomination form on Friday.
This is coming barely days after the PDP commenced sales of nomination and expression of interest form to aspirants that want to contest the 2023 general elections under the platform of the party.
The PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) on Wednesday at its 95th meeting approved guidelines for the conduct of its primaries for all elective positions, fixing the governorship expression of interest form at N1,000,000 and governorship nomination form for N20,000,000.
Speaking shortly after receiving the gift, Barde vowed to uphold the values of leadership and that he will ensure if elected that Gombe State is transformed, while also thanking his friends and family for the gift.
“Thank you for trusting and standing by me and for giving me the greatest opportunity to offer myself to serve our state, God willing.
“You have my commitment that I will uphold the very values of leadership we are all brought up to observe – honesty, selflessness and dedication to duties.
“I will ensure, if elected, that our dear state is transformed and our security, health care, education, infrastructural challenges as well as youth and women empowerment are addressed squarely, using the fine officers in our public service,” Barde said.