By Desire Emmanuel
Mr Zadna Dantani, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has withdrawn from the February 21 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election.
He has therefore declared his support for the current Chairman of the Area Council, Christopher Maikalangu, who is seeking reelection under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dantani’s decision came less than 24 hours after his counterpart in Bwari, Mr Julius Adamu, stepped down for the APC candidate, Mr Joshua Musa, due to what he described as “Nyesom Wike’s intervention.”
He told journalists in Abuja on Thursday, February 19, that he stepped down following “intervention” by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, adding that the decision had been communicated to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He said: “I want to sincerely appreciate everyone who supported us and by the grace of God, we are doing it not because of our personal interests.
“I am here to tell my people that as a candidate who is standing for this election, I have today, agreed based on the intervention of Wike, who is our leader in the party and the leader in FCT.
“He called my attention to let us know that this is a brotherhood election. I am also doing this in support of the good works of President Bola Tinubu.
“I have consulted widely and by the grace of God, we have agreed that we are no longer going to contest against my brother, Christopher Maikalangu.”
Dantani called on his supporters across 12 wards in AMAC to come out en masse and support Maikalangu.
