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The injured during thw PDP primaries in Billiri LGA
By Akanji Alowolodu, Gombe
Though a yet to be identified person was shot and killed in Billiri on Sunday during the conduct of the Gombe State PDP primaries, State Police Command has explained that the killing had nothing to do with the exercise.
The incident was said to have happened when Police personnel deployed at the venue were trying to disperse unruly supporters from the venue of the PDP primary election for Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency.
The exercise was held at Tangji, an outskirt of Billiri town where reports made available to our Correspondent indicated that the DPO of Billiri Police Division who supervised the security operations at the venue was also badly stoned on his forehead, an action which created rancour that resulted in the shooting of a supporter with one other sustaining serious injuries on his shoulders.
While confirming the incident, Gombe State Police Commissioner, Ishola B Babaita, in a telephone conversation with Journalists, dissociated the killing from the the party primary election.
According to the Police Commissioner, the killing had nothing to do with the primary election as it happened far away from the scene of the primary election assuring that investigation is ongoing to ascertain what actually happened leading to the death.
Meanwhile, the election, which was held under a very tensed atmosphere, saw the emergence of Honourable Ali Isa JC who polled a total of 43 out of the 61 votes cast to beat nine other contestants while his closest rival, Honourable Rambi Ibrahim Ayala, polled nine votes.
Winner of the election, Ali Isa JC, who represented the constituency from 2015 to 2019, promised quality representation if elected again in the 2023 general election just as he thanked the delegates for the confidence bestowed on him.
According to him, the election was a family affair and that they will move in immediately to see how they can move in together to work as a team and reconcile themselves.
He said, “you can see eighty percent of the contestants hugged and congratulated me. So I assure you that we are going to come out strong as one team, so the APC should start parking”.
But in his reaction, Rambi Ibrahim Ayala, current member representing Billiri East in the Gombe State House of Assembly, who contested and polled nine votes, alleged the militarization of the whole exercise.
He said that the primary election was not a war as it turned out to be, stressing that, a fair level playing ground should have been allowed.
Meanwhile, reports from other parts of the State showed that the PDP Primaries for the State Assembly and House of Representatives was relatively peaceful.
The result is as follows;State House of Assembly, AKKO LGA1) Hon. Abdullahi Bashir Gaddafi – Akko Central
2) Hon. Umar Adamu Kalajanga – Akko North3) Hon. Alh Adamu Kashere (Bunun Kashere – Akko West
BALANGA LGA1) Hon. Meriji Adamu Majoro – Balanga South
2) Hon. Saratu Hamman Jauro – Balanga North
BILLIRI LGA1) Hon. Yakubu Daniel Ladollis (Shettiman Bare) – Billiri East
2) Hon. Nimrod Malon Yari (Talban Tal) – Billiri West.
DUKKU LGA1) Hon. Zakariyya Ya’u Sa’idu – Dukku South2) Hon. Abdulrahman Buba Zaune – Dukku North
FUNAKAYE LGA1) Hon. Mohammed Buba Bajoga Boro – Funakaye North2) Hon. Abubakar Adamu – Funakaye South
GOMBE LGA1) Hon. Ahmed Kawuwa Abubakar (Chichchi) – Gombe North2) Hon. Ismail Usmandodo – Gombe South
KALTUNGO LGA1) Hon. Gabriel Galadima – Kaltungo west2) Hon. Hassan Reuben – Kaltungo East
KWAMI LGA1) Hon. Adamu Rilwanu (Marafan Bomala) – Kwami West
2) Hon. Ahmad Abubakar Doho (Sardaunan Doho) – Kwami East
NAFADA LGA1) Hon. Haji Baba (Sardaunan Nafada) – Nafada North
2) Hon. Ibrahim Kawu Musa – Nafada South
SHONGOM LGA1) Hon. Zubairu Ayala – Shongom
2) Hon. Markus Samuel – Pero Chonge
YAMALTU DEBA LGA1) Hon. Salisu Inuwa Lano – Deba
2) Hon. Kabiru Haruna Wade – Yamaltu East3) Hon. Engr Samaila Garba – Yamaltu west
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES1. Dukku/Nafaɗa
2. Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye – Hon Yaya Bauchi Tongo 3. Akko – Hon. Aishatu MB Ahmad4. Yamaltu Deba – Hon. Inuwa Garba5. Billiri/Balanga – Hon. Ali JC Isa6. Kaltungo/Shongom – Hon. Obed Paul Shehu
