75-year-old Former Minister, Jeremiah Useni Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate In Plateau State

Senator Jeremiah Useni, 75 years old, has emerged the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau in the 2019 general elections.

Useni polled 1018 votes to  defeat 12 other candidates at the party’s primaries. His closest rival Johnbull Shekarau got  340 votes.

In all, 2,097 delegates from the seventeen local government areas voted at the primaries.

Useni a serving senator representing Plateau south senatorial zone in the Senate was once the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and a  former minister of transport. He was also between 1984 and 1985, the  military governor of the old Bendel state , now made up of Edo and Delta state.

He was also a very close ally of former military head of state, General Sani Abacha.

He was born 16 February 1943 in Langtang and joined the army after his early education. He rose to the post of Lt. General before retiring in 1999.

Prior to the commencement of voting, Senator Victor Lar, on behalf of the aspirants promised  promised to support whoever emerges as the winner in Plateau state.

Senator Useni will face incumbent governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress,APC, who also bagged the second term ticket of his party, unopposed on Sunday..

Other parties will also sooner announce their candidates.

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Posted: at 1-10-2018 11:01 AM (5 years ago) | Hero

75 years as a governorship aspirant! We are the cause of our backwardness, must we be lead by our ancestors always?

Posted: at 1-10-2018 11:59 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Some Nigerians  are so shameless. This is exessve greed  on display. Imagine an ageing 3 star General in the Nigerian Army who had held visually every Appointment in our Polity and in the Nigerian military; He was almost fighting to succeed General Ssni Abacha, despite his suspicious involvement in the General's expiration over some Indian prostitutes. What dies General Useni still want, as to make him struggle for a place with his"children'. Shame!!!.

Posted: at 1-10-2018 03:39 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

u will see stupid nigerians will vote for that for good noting man who has company in italy a place called oderzo and hungry are killing his people he want to come back and still the rememing one the forgot my people make una wake up from slumber all this people should live this country alon  basta

Posted: at 1-10-2018 06:36 PM (5 years ago) | Upcoming

What is wrong with Nigeria? This is pure madness

Posted: at 2-10-2018 05:35 AM (5 years ago) | Upcoming