Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Senator Bindo Jibrilla on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), for the October 11 governorship election.
In a statement signed by the media office of the former vice president, he noted that the APC in Adamawa had by the conduct of free, fair and transparent primaries devoid of any rancour signalled its intention to work together to wrest  power from the PDP in the state.
The former vice president, who voted in Jada Ward 1 in Jada Local Government Area,  however, called on the other aspirants to rally support for Senator Bindow in the interest of party unity and for the purpose of  dislodging the PDP in the state.
According to the Turaki Adamawa,  as a democrat, he has accepted the result of the APC primaries and urged other party members to follow suit.
“As a democrat, I accept the outcome and ask all party members in the state to do the same. As members of a truly democratic party, the outcome of the election is binding on all party members and we must all work to pull our support behind the flag-bearer of our great party during the governorship election.”
Atiku maintained that the APC primaries in Adamawa State was not a personality contest, but a rescue mission, which would  pave the way for the transformation and economic development of the state and the wellbeing of its citizens.
“It is a mission which all patriots and friends of the state must be a part of by ensuring victory for the APC in the October 11 election,” he urged.

Atiku hails process, congratulates winner