
Kola Abiola, PRP Presidential candidate
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
The son of Bashorun MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, Kola Abiola has emerged as the winner of the presidential primary of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
While Abiola got 2,097 votes from across the 36 States including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bugaje came second with 813 votes while Key and Mosugu got 329 and 263 votes to emerge third and fourth, respectively.
reports that a total of 3,625 delegates were accredited with 3,519 valid votes and 141 invalid votes
The collation was witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Speaking before the collation of the results, PRP National Chairman, Mr Falalu Bello, said the delegates from the 36 states and the FCT voted for the aspirants from their respective states.
This, he said was with the permission from INEC to save cost.
“We want to make the whole process nearer to the delegates. The delegates are in the states. So that is why we decided that the primary election will take place in the 36 states and the FCT.
“Definitely, having it in the states, rather than bringing them here, is more convenient for them.
“We set up 37 committees headed by the nominees from the national executive committee in the states along with the state organising secretaries to conduct this exercise in the states,” Bello said.
Meanwhile, The former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Usani Uguru Usani has emerged the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) Governorship candidate in Cross River State.
Usani, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to (PRP) was returned unopposed by the chairman of the election, Mr. Ayim Temple.
Temple said: “according to the party constitution, in a situation where only one person has been screened, and cleared, you shall adopt such as a consensus candidate through affirmation”.
In his remarks, the PRP Governorship candidate, Usani Uguru Usani said the burden of the nomination is heavy, but, he accept it in good faith.

He thanked the delegates for their sacrifices, saying “this sacrifice has been enormous, we do not take it for granted”
Usani said “Those who may come to you and say this party is not on ground, say to them that it is people that make the party”
“When we started the APC , they said the same thing but today they are fighting to join the party we brought to Cross River State”