Adamawa PDP disowns Gulak, nominates Juta

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa has disowned Ahmed Gulak as the national chairman of the party.

In a statement issued in Yola on Friday, Adamawa PDP said its nominee from the state for the position remained Wilberforce Juta, a deputy governor in defunct Gongola state.

While Juta hailed from Maiha local government area of the state, Gulak is from Madagali local government.

A copy of the statement signed by Joel Madaki, the state PDP chairman, was made available to NAN.

It noted that it was in the best interest of the party that the position of chairmanship was returned to the north-east.

The statement reads: “The state working committee of PDP Adamawa state chapter after due consultation with party stakeholders in the state and beyond, and having thoroughly deliberated on the issues of the position of national chairman of the party has resolved as follows:

“That, it is in the best interest of the party in the state that the position of the national chairman of the party returns to Adamawa state.

“That, it is hereby resolved to support the candidature of Ambassador Wilberforce B. Juta, a former governor of the defunct Gongola state, one of the founding members of PDP, a member of G34, first national vice chairman (north-east) of the party and currently a member of its board of trustee for the exalted post of the national chairman of the PDP.

“That, the party is calling up on all other interested members to patriotically lay down their personal ambition for the heighten interests of the party in Adamawa state.”

It commended the efforts of those who stood up in salvaging the party.

Gulak had stormed the Wadata plaza headquarters of the party on Wednesday to declare himself as national chairman.