The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to unseat Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State in the 2027 general elections.
This declaration was made on Sunday in a Facebook post by the state’s PDP Deputy Chairman, Umar Danjani, who expressed confidence in the party’s chances of reclaiming power in the state.
Danjani, in the post, referenced several instances where opposition parties had defeated incumbent governors, even when the sitting president belonged to a different political party.
He cited the 2019 victory of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, who unseated Governor Jibrilla Bindow of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the 2015 triumph of Abdulaziz Yari, despite a PDP-led federal government.
He also highlighted the re-election of Governor Seyi Makinde in Oyo State and Governor Bala Mohammed in Bauchi State in 2019 as further evidence that party alignment with the presidency does not guarantee electoral victory at the state level.
According to him, these examples underscore the PDP’s belief that it can repeat similar success in Jigawa come 2027.
Namadi was elected in 2023 with 618,449 votes, defeating the PDP candidate, Mustapha Sule Lamido, who garnered 368,726 votes. Namadi was sworn into office on May 29, 2023.
