{"id":1578,"date":"2025-05-17T19:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionigerianortheast.gov.ng\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2025-05-17T19:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:52:35","slug":"yobe-pdp-congress-re-elects-amb-el-gash-as-chairman-for-2nd-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionigerianortheast.gov.ng\/?p=1578","title":{"rendered":"Yobe: PDP Congress Re-elects Amb. El-Gash as Chairman for 2nd Term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Mohammed Dala Lawan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The People&#8217;s Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe has re-elected Ambassador Umar El-Gash as the State Executive Council Chairman to run its affairs for a second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Announcing the results of the election at the party&#8217;s congress held in Damaturu, the state capital, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mohammed Umar, said Ambassador Umar El-Gash scored the highest number of votes and was returned as the winner of the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his acceptance speech, the Chairman-elect, Umar El-Gash, thanked the party delegates for giving him the mandate to serve as Party Chairman for a second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He assured his commitment to repositioning the party as the beacon of hope for the good people of Yobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El-Gash further described the PDP in the state as an alternative that Yobe deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party Chairman further explained that the PDP is fully ready to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the state and national levels in the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mohammed Dala Lawan The People&#8217;s Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe has re-elected Ambassador Umar El-Gash as the State Executive Council Chairman to run its affairs for a second term. 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