
Ibrahim Tukur Saude of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has been reelected for a second time to oversee the affairs of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in Katsina State.
Tukur and eight other contestants were elected unopposed on Friday at the state INEC headquarters.
Nura Abdullahi Rimi of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) was elected as Vice Chairman, while Umar Ahmad Jibril of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) emerged as Secretary.
Hassan Hamisu of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) elected as Treasurer while Lawal Hashiru Barmo of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) as Financial Secretary.
Others are Ibrahim Abu of Labour Party elected as Public Relations Officer, Mu’azu Dahiru of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) elected as Organizing Secretary, and Murtala Ahmad Maidabino of Action Democratic Party (ADP) as its Legal Adviser.
The state IPAC election committee Chairman, Muhammad Lawal Nalado of the Accord party disclosed that out of the 18 registered political parties in the state, 16 participated in the IPAC election.
He also said that “only chairmen of political parties who are card-carrying members and duly recognized by INEC were allowed to participate in the state IPAC election.”
Speaking to Journalists after the election, the returned IPAC Chairman in the state, Ibrahim Tukur Saude appealed to its members to cooperate with him to bring positive changes to the political landscape in the state.
Tukur also said “IPAC will team up with the state government to ensure that the forthcoming local government election in the state is free and fair by organising workshops and seminars to inundate people in the state on the need to elect credible leaders.”