Abubakar Bawa has been appointed the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State.
Before Bawa was appointed as chairman, he was the Special Adviser to the Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku on political matters.
Bawa took over leadership of the party on Friday from Inuwa Bakari, who was in acting capacity.
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Speaking after the announcement, he urged the party loyalists to unite and give the much needed support the governor-elect, Agbu Kefas needs.
The new chairman who vowed to operate an open door policy, reiterated his commitment to carrying all the party’s members along and affirmed his readiness to work closely with the party’s executive at both the state and the national levels.
He said, “I have been a member of PDP since 1999 when the return of democracy in Nigeria, I never for once defected to any political party, I am PDP and PDP is me”.
Bawa said, “I know all the members of the party in the state, for me as the state chairman, I promise to do my best for the progress of our party and Taraba state in particular.”
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Citing the just concluded general election where the Party emerged victorious in the state, PDP in Taraba, he said “have been winning the governor seat and senate” stressing that “we must remain together in order for us to bring the desired dividends of democracy to our people.”
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