Jigawa PDP Endorses Three Candidates for Senate

Ibrahim Shuaibu in Dutse

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State has formally endorsed its three senatorial candidates for the 2027 general elections, marking the completion of its nomination process across the state’s three senatorial districts.

The party’s state chapter announced the candidates after what it described as a successful consensus and endorsement process, mirroring the exercise previously carried out for House of Representatives aspirants.

The endorsements were declared yesterday in a statement issued in Dutse by Umar Kyari Jitau Madamuwa, Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Jigawa State.

According to the statement, the PDP has endorsed Dr. Aminu Abdullahi for the Jigawa North-West Senatorial District. Abdullahi is a medical doctor and university lecturer who previously served as Secretary to the State Government under former Governor Sule Lamido. He also held the position of PDP zonal chairman for the district and is a member of the party’s elders’ committee in the state.

In the Jigawa North-East Senate district, the PDP has endorsed Alhaji Salisu Mamuda, a former councillor of the now-defunct Social Democratic Party. Mamuda previously served as Commissioner for Water Resources under Lamido’s administration, chairman of the PDP in Jigawa State, and zonal chairman for the North-East district.

For the Jigawa South-West Senate district, the party has endorsed Alhaji Aminu Wada Abubakar. Party officials describe him as a young but experienced administrator with strong grassroots support, especially among youths. Abubakar is the District Head of Kiyawa and holds the traditional title of Dokajin Dutse under the Dutse Emirate. He is a member of the family of the late Alhaji Wada Abubakar, who served as commissioner and later deputy governor during the Second Republic.