The Niger chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted Sen. Zaynab Kure, wife of late Gov. Abdulkadir Kure, as its leader.

This is contained in a statement by Mr. Suleiman Aliyu, the state PDP Publicity Secretary on Tuesday in Minna.

Aliyu said that the decision was taken during a stakeholder meeting in Minna, adding Kure had automatically replaced former Gov. Babangida Aliyu, as the party leader in the state.

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The PDP had repeatedly accused the former governor of anti-party activities, leading to a crisis in the state.

Kure has in September replaced Aliyu on the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), like North Central representative.