MAIN opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has warned that Gombe and Taraba states are no go areas for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and other political parties in the 2019 general elections.
The warning was given by the Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku shortly after he was screened as the gubernatorial aspirant of the PDP by the Screening Committee of the party at the Zonal Secretariat in Bauchi on Saturday.
Darius Ishaku further boasted that the PDP is battle ready to win more states in the North-East geopolitical region considering the acceptability of the party in the region due to what he described as the failure of the ruling APC to deliver.
The Governor who is the sole aspirant of the PDP in Taraba state explained that his tremendous achievements have endeared him to the people of the state that was the reason no one is contesting the PDP ticket with him.
He expressed optimism that the PDP will spring electoral surprises in the North-East geopolitical region in the 2019 general elections.
The Governor who said that his administration has excelled in the areas of education, agriculture and prompt payment of workers salaries assured that the administration has plans to do more for the people of the state.
On the screening exercise, he commended the Committee for doing a good and thorough job declaring that it was a transparent exercise in line with the guidelines of the PDP.