Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, one of the presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has pulled out of the race.
He said his decision to withdraw from the race, which he said has been “obscenely monetized,” was made after wide consultations.
Gatekeepers News reports that Hayatu-Deen made this known in a statement dated May 27 where he said efforts to forge a consensus which would have facilitated a seamless emergence of a candidate, could not be achieved.
He also said he did not join the race for personal gains and inordinate ambition, but to serve the country.
The statement read, “I joined the contest as a democrat, with an open mind to keenly contest and accept the result of a process that is fair, credible and transparent.
“It is therefore based on personal principles and with great humility that have decided after wide consultations to withdraw from this contest which has been obscenely monetized.
