By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Dr Maurice Vunobolki, has said political godfathers do not decide election outcomes in the state, insisting that Adamawa voters have consistently shown they make up their own minds at the ballot box.
With political alignments gathering pace ahead of the 2027 governorship election, Vunobolki explained why he returned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP, saying his decision was driven by fears of candidate imposition and his belief that Adamawa voters have repeatedly rejected political godfatherism.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Vunobolki also cited provisions of the Electoral Act restricting aspirants from switching political parties after purchasing nomination forms, saying they influenced his decision to return to the PDP.
“In 2014, during the lead-up to the 2015 General Election, you realise that when Atiku Abubakar contested against Muhammadu Buhari and Rabiu Kwankwaso in the APC presidential primary, Kwankwaso won Adamawa State against Atiku Abubakar because the Adamawa voters believe that they’re independent people, so they don’t believe in any godfatherism.
