Aminu Ibrahim Ringim has emerged as the winner of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) gubernatorial primary election in Jigawa State.

Ringim was elected by the NNPP delegates who converged in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital on Monday.

Although he was the sole governorship aspirant of the party, the formal process of the primary election was adhered to.

The election committee chairman, Musa Abubakar, declared Ringim the winner of the primaries after 861 delegates from the 27 Local Government Areas of the state affirmed his election.

He said the delegates affirmed Ringim winner, being the sole contestant at the primary election.

In his acceptance speech, the NNPP gubernatorial candidate applauded the delegates, party members, and other stakeholders for their support.

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He said: “With a deep sense of humility and on behalf of our teeming members and followers of our great party the NNPP, I wish to formally accept the honour and trust you bestowed on my humble self to fly the flag of our party as its gubernatorial candidate for Jigawa state in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

“Our platform, the NNPP offers the best alternative. The party is led by trusted leaders like Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso with proven positive track record of accomplishments in governance.

“It is therefore incumbent upon us to ensure that we give our leaders the mandate to pilot the affairs of this nation, to restore its lost glory and entrench sustainable prosperity,” Ringim said.

The NNPP governorship candidate further called on the members of the party to swing into action and spread the party’s manifesto to nooks and crannies of the 287 electoral wards across the state.

The Star