The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Askira/Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency of Borno State, Kudla Milinda Satumari Haske, has confirmed his intention to contest the 2027 House of Representatives election, saying he was persuaded to join the race by stakeholders in the constituency.
Haske, who disclosed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Friday, Abuja said traditional and religious leaders, youth and women groups, party stakeholders and other community members urged him to contest, citing the need for what they described as a new direction for the constituency
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“It is not a rumor. It is a reality,” Haske said.
He said he had initially decided not to participate in the 2027 election but changed his mind following consultations with stakeholders and developments in the political landscape.
“At a point, I was actually not going to even participate in the 2027 election,” he said.
“But when the pressure became much that I needed to be part of the evolving political landscape, a couple of respected individuals from our community, traditional institutions, religious institutions, youth groups and women cried out.”
Haske said some political movements by stakeholders had created a situation that prompted community leaders to seek his participation in the federal constituency election.
“Then they said, in the interest of holding our people together and in the interest of providing that new direction, they appealed,” he said.
He said he eventually accepted the contest after considering the arguments presented by the various delegations.
“And after compelling reasons that they gave, I had to succumb, and I accepted to run as a candidate for the Federal House of Representatives, Askira/Uba, under the platform of the PDP,” he said.
