The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Adamawa State, Umar Mustapha, has announced his withdrawal from the March 11 governorship election to endorse the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aisha Binani.
Mr Mustapha, who is also known as Otumba, announced his decision during an APC stakeholders meeting on Sunday.
He said he had finally decided to step down for the APC governorship candidate Aisha Binani, saying they shared the same passion for serving the people.
“I, Umar Mustapha Otumba, the governorship candidate of Labour Party have withdrawn from the governorship contest to support Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani. Both of us realize that we have the same goal and that some people are happy we are going to split our votes.
“Now we have teamed up and I am calling on my supporters, young and old, male and female, to come out en mass on the 11th of March and vote for Aishatu Ahmad Binani for governorship,” he stated.
In her response, Mr Binani lauded the step taken by the LP candidate as courageous and progressive, calling on candidates of other political parties to learn from him.
The Labour Party candidate was defeated by Mrs Binani at the APC primary election alongside four other male aspirants before he joined the LP and became its flagbearer.
