Lt. Cdr. Ibrahim Baba-Inna has emerged the People Redemption Party (PRP) gubernatorial flag-bearer in Adamawa, after defeating Alh. Mustapha Umar.
This is the first time the PRP would be fielding a flag bearer in the state.
Baba-inna polled 64 votes to Alh. Mustapha Umar’s 41, who recently decamped to PRP from the All Progressives Congress (APC), having lost the APC’s gubernatorial ticket to Senator Aishatu Binani.
In his acceptance speech, Baba-inna said, “I would like to thank my opponent in this primaries, Alhaji Mustapha Umar. His conduct was also instrumental in shaping the civilized and decent outcome. This is a good omen for our party and I would like to say to him that all our doors of collaboration are open to him. Please, let’s shape the future together.
“This outcome today has reaffirmed my optimism about the capacity of our party to triumph at the polls at the next election.”
“Dear PRP members, this is our opportunity to give Adamawa state a modern, people-centred government. This is our opportunity to channel the long-standing noble principles of our party – Value and the Equality of Human Beings, Power of the People, Socialism, Genuine Federalism, and Total Liberation from Imperialism – into the veins of Adamawa.
“We can re-energise our land and give our people a new sense of belonging and of purpose. We can give the people a Greater Adamawa than we have now.
“The path to triumph in 2023 will not be easy but we are not cowed. We are in this to win it. The road will be rough. We are going against two established political parties and their candidates who are formidable in their own rights. I will be naïve to think that securing this victory here today equips me adequately for the battle ahead.
“As I said in my declaration speech, my focus is on initiating and implementing inclusive economic policies that put the people at the centre of controlling their resources because
“I am convinced that you can’t have sustainable development that excludes the people.
“This is therefore the time to get into the trenches and begin to build the foundations of a movement that will usher our great party into the mainstream of conversations about Adamawa’s future.”
