A former Commissioner for Finance in Kaduna State and University Don, Dr John Ayuba, has declared his intention to represent southern Kaduna zone in the Senate on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) come 2015.
Ayuba, who served as Commissioner of Finance and later Water Resources under the Late Patrick Yakowa and Ramalan Yero administration, told newsmen after picking his nomination form at the state PDP secretariat on Monday that his senatorial ambition was hinged on his passion to ensure that indigenes of Southern Kaduna enjoy dividends of democracy which has eluded them for years.
He also promised to solve the problem of insecurity facing the people of the zone.
However, Mrs Esther Nenadi Usman, who is currently representing the zone in the Senate, has said that there is no vacancy for her position because she has represented the zone well and therefore deserves another term come 2015.
Speaking to journalists about her stewardship in the Senate, Mrs Usman, who served as Minister of Finance during the former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, said that she has empowered over 5,000 youths, built several health centres and also provided succour for victims of violent attacks in Kaura and Sanga local areas of the state, stating that the people would definitely vote her for another term.
On the frequent killing of innocent people in the southern part of the state by suspected Fulani gunmen, Mrs Usman stressed the need for the people to unite themselves and live together in peace, irrespective of tribe or religion, stating that only peaceful co-existence among the people would end the insurgency in the area.
Apart from the two aspirants, there are also four other aspirants jostling to emerge as PDP’s candidate. However, their fate lies on the decision of delegates who will vote in the forthcoming primaries.
