Senator Shehu Sani secured only two votes at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary held on Wednesday as he tried to secure the governorship ticket for Kaduna State.
In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, Sani shared the outcome of the primary and congratulated the winner.
“The Kaduna PDP Governorship primaries have been concluded. I lost and Honourable Isah Ashiru won. I wish to congratulate him. Two Delegates voted for me without giving them a dime; unfortunately, I don’t know who they are, so that I can appreciate these clean votes. We look forward,” he tweeted.
The winner, Ashiru, is a former member of the House of Representatives.
Sani had earlier vowed not to pay delegates to vote for him during the primary.
In a Facebook post, Sani had written:
”We are going to the Governorship primaries today. My position is clear; I will NOT pay delegates to vote for me. I don’t believe this is the path our society should continue to thread. Our problems can never be solved by leaders who emerged through a market bidding system or auction.
Whether I record any vote or zero votes I’m ok. Our society criminalised ransom payment but embraces payment system for its leadership.
I welcome the Delegates to Kaduna.”
