President Bola Tinubu’s base in the North deepened on Wednesday as the Kebbi state All Progressives Congress (APC) declared support for his second term at a mammoth rally in Birni Kebbi, the state capital....Read Full Article >>➤
Led by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, and Governor Nasir Idris, leaders of the party said Tinubu deserved their support because of the huge number of federal projects he had cited in the state in less than two years of his first term of office.
The party also adopted Idris to fly its flag for a second term in 2027.
Citing 40 ongoing projects worth over N600 billion spread across agriculture, health and education sectors in the state, they said the federal attention was unprecedented.
“President Bola Tinubu has shown that he is a visionary leader with enormous capacity to carry everyone along. He promised to be president for all, and he has practicalised that in all his dealings in the last one and a half years that he has been in office,” Bagudu told the huge party adherents gathered at the Haliru Abdu Multipurpose Stadium in the state capital.
The minister cited the big-ticket federal projects in the state, including the 1,000 km Sokoto (Ilela – Badagry (Agbara) Superhighway (Section 1, Phase 1A) Kebbi section worth N428.3 bn; Rehabilitation and construction of 30 km within the 127 km alignment of Biu-Kangiwa-Kamba-Gaya-Niger Republic Road (N39.6 bn); the construction of Malando Garin Baka Ngaski Wara Road CH.0+000 CH.79+586 (N86.3bn); and Koko-Besse-Zaria-Kala Road (N13.7bn).
“For us in Kebbi State, we are grateful for is his impactful leadership that is consolidating inclusive economic growth and development across our land and the nation,” he said.
The Birni Kebbi rally, attended by scores of political heavyweights, including National Assembly members, former governors, and some members of the party’s National Working, increased the gathering of politicians exhibiting support for Tinubu amidst rising speculations that the North might not support his 2027 second term aspiration.
On Sunday, Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bello Matawalle, said contrary to the claim by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, the North remained solidly behind Tinubu.
The Birni Kebbi massive rally testified to Matawalle’s position. In attendance were the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon James Faleke, who stood in for Tinubu; APC National Organising Secretary, Mr Suleiman Argungu; Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon Durosimi Meseko; Executive Secretary, National Lottery Commission, Mr Tosin Adeyanju; Senator Bala ibn Na’alla; Senator Mohammed Magoro and former governor of the state, Sai’du Dakingari.
Bagudu said both Tinubu and Idris deserved a second term based on their performances in less than two years of their elections as president and governor.
He said the Tinubu government had done so much to make Nigeria better, explaining that the president had fulfilled his campaign promises to Kebbi State and he was so proud to be associated with him.
He added that in less than two years the federal government had recorded many people-oriented projects in the state.
He said, “Federal government awarded Natisini – Kangiwa – Kamba Road for N35 billion, it did the Malamdo – Ngaski Warah Road, has started work on the Sokoto – Kebbi – Badagry superhighway and Koko-Mahuta – Dabai road respectively all for the benefit of people of Kebbi State.”
While announcing the sum of N450m to the 225 wards in the state to procure food items for the month of Ramadan, he urged people to support the APC government led by Idris in the state and Tinubu at the federal level because of the good work that they were doing to better the live of the people. ...Read Full Article >>➤
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