Nigeria, May 25 -- Veteran politician and former senator, Yakubu Danmarke has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Katsina State.

Mr Danmarke secured the ticket on Sunday at the party's primary held at the PDP state secretariat in Katsina metropolis.

Though he was adopted as the consensus aspirant following stakeholder consultations, he went through a formal affirmation vote by delegates.

Announcing the result, Chairman of the PDP Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer, Nuradeen Sani, said 77,085 delegates were accredited for the exercise. Of this number, 77,013 votes were cast in favour of Mr Danmarke, while 72 delegates were absent when voting began.

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