A mammoth crowd of APC members and supporters attended the Kebbi South APC campaign kickoff in Yauri on Thursday with Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu submitting that APC remains the best option for Nigerians in the upcoming general election.
Governor Bagudu told the cheering crowd of hundreds of party members that his conviction was premised on the fair manner the party’s candidates had emerged through transparent and open processes.
Bagudu, who is the Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum , said this was particularly so for the manner the APC presidential candidate and his running mate, as well as Kebbi state governorship candidate and his running mate had emerged .
He said the APC and its leaders were always just and open-minded unlike some of the egocentric and unpatriotic former members who had left the party and imposed themselves as candidates and intimidated their perceived weaker party members.
Bagudu maintained that the APC-led Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari and the Kebbi State Government had performed creditably well in the last seven years.
He added that this was evident in the array of infrastructural developments dotting the entire landscape of the zone and the state in general.
The Kebbi State Governor appealed to the people of the state to vote for the APC candidates at all levels to ensure continuity.
Bagudu assured the people of the state that the APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu and his running mate, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafidan Kabi would build on the achievements of the ruling APC if elected.
He hoped that the Kauran Gwandu-led administration would surpass his achievements and take the state to greater heights.
Bagudu acknowledged the sustained support of the people of the state to the federal government and his administration, urging them not to relent in doing so.
Earlier, Alhaji Yusuf Alhassan Yauri, Chairman of APC, Yauri Local Government had expressed delight with the mammoth crowd of APC members and supporters that attended the Zonal Kebbi South campaign rally .
He appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu for the massive infrastructural developments in the entire Yauri Emirate particularly the road construction and electricity supply which had eluded the Emirate for many years.
Yauri also happily announced the defection of some politicians from PRP and PDP to the ruling APC.
The State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad Kana Zuru also told the mammoth crowd that APC in Kebbi State remains one united and strong family.
Kana assured APC members of good tidings would come their way soon which would put a smiles on their faces.
He said the incumbent administration of Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, CON has recorded significant developments in the 21 LGAs in the state.
The State APC Chairman, Abubakar Kana Zuru also refuted allegations that the party was responsible for the banditry in some parts of the state.
He called on the people of the State not to be deceived and vote for all the APC candidates from top to bottom in the 2023 general election.
Hajiya Aishatu Gunabi, the State APC Women leader, Alhaji Sadiq Yelwa, the Managing Director of HYPPADEC also expressed their appreciation and commended Abubakar Atiku Bagudu for the myriad of developmental projects he had executed in all parts of the state .
Gunabi extolled Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, for executing projects that have direct bearing on people particularly young people and the women .
The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Babale Umar Yauri, also lauded Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu for giving Yauri Emirate special attention in the area of industrialization.
He emphasized that such commendable efforts had generated job opportunities for hundreds of young men and women in the Emirate.
The SSG cited the establishment of a Tomato Plant and the Anchor Borrowers Programme as major investment drive of the Bagudu-led administration in the area.
He assured the governor that in the 2023 elections, the entire Yauri Emirate would deliver their votes one hundred per cent to the APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu and all the APC candidates.
APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu and his running mate, Senator Abubakar Umar Tafida, appreciated the support of APC members and the giant strides of Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu in his quest to develop the state .
The APC gubernatorial candidate further promised to consolidate on the achievements of Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu by providing quality healthcare delivery to the people, education, water supply and all the sectors of human development.
He also promised to make security one of his priority areas to ensure the sustenance of peace so that farmers could go to their farms without fear of molestation.
The Kebbi state APC Campaign DG, former Governor Saidu Nasamu Dakingari in his remarks drummed up support for the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu and all the APC candidates.
Dakingari described the Party ‘s outing in Yauri as a success citing the unprecedented crowd that attended the rally .
‘Considering the fact that this large gathering is only a zonal campaign rally for Kebbi North but not for the entire state it is a success.
This large gathering is not for the entire state ,it is only for Kebbi South campaign rally in Yauri’ he said.
‘ There is no poverty in Kebbi State, there is abundant food and work to do unless you are lazy’ he added.
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN while calling on the people to vote for APC at all levels, also urged them not to forget the efforts of President Buhari and Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu particularly in the agricultural sector which were aimed at achieving food security in Nigeria.
He explained that President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu have changed the hitherto negative narrative by making Nigeria to stop importation of rice and rather become a rice exporter .
Bagudu and the other APC leaders later visited the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi in his palace to introduce the APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu and seek his royal blessings.
The governor’s Special Adviser on Media , , Mr Yahaya Sarki in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the Zonal APC campaign rally was attended by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, Deputy Governor Kebbi State, retired Col Samaila Yombe Dabai Mni, former Kebbi State governor, Alhaji Saidu Usman Nasamu Dakingari , APC Gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris (Kauran Gwandu) Dep. Campaign DG, retired Gen. Muhammad Magoro, SSG, Babale Umar Yauri Mni, National and State Assembly members led by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Muhammad Sani Abubakar Lolo, Commissioners, Special Advisers, APC State Chairman, Alhaji. Abubakar Kana Zuru, local Government Council Chairmen and other important personalities- Team@orientactualmags.com
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