Yusuf Mugu, a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Jos, has picked the PDP ticket to contest for a seat in the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Mugu, who teaches Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, is to contest for the Kaura State constituency seat in the 2019 general elections.
Mugu floored five other contestants to pick the ticket during the party’s primary elections held recently.
Mugu said that he was not running away from the class.
“I have been a university lecturer for 25 years and cannot run away from teaching because I love it so much, but my interest in politics appears irresistible,’’ he told NAN on Sunday in Jos.
“Most of the time, lecturers complain about the quality of people in political positions, but after months of strikes over the neglect of the education sector, it is the same `incompetent people’ we run to.
“So, my feeling is that professionals must be part of the political realm to ensure quality service,’’ he argued.
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