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APM names retired NNPCL manager as Adamawa running mate

Source: Punch Nigeria · 21 Sep 2026, 16:43 UTC
APM names retired NNPCL manager as Adamawa running mate
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

The Allied Peoples Movement has selected Safriel Glah, a retired manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, as running mate to its Adamawa governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Hask, Punch Nigeria reports. The available material does not state when the unveiling took place or outline the ticket’s campaign priorities.

The Allied Peoples Movement has unveiled Safriel Glah as its candidate for deputy governor in the Adamawa governorship contest, Punch Nigeria reports. Glah is a retired manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. He will run alongside the party’s governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Hask.

The announcement identifies the two members of the APM ticket but provides no further information about Glah’s responsibilities, his professional record beyond his former NNPCL role, or the reasons given for his selection. The available report also does not set out the party’s campaign programme, its electoral prospects or the reactions of other political parties. No details are provided on the date or venue of the unveiling.

The information establishes that the APM has completed its choice of running mate for the Adamawa race, with Hask at the top of the ticket and Glah as his deputy candidate.

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