Forward of the 2027 common elections, Governor Umar Namadi, alongside high nationwide and state leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday held a grand political rally on the Dutse Stadium, Jigawa State, to obtain over 66,000 defectors from numerous opposition events into the ruling celebration.
The rally, which drew a large crowd of supporters, stood out as one of many largest political gatherings witnessed within the State in recent times.
Representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni praised the large turnout, describing it as a transparent demonstration of the folks’s confidence within the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration.
He assured the brand new members of equal therapy inside the celebration and reiterated the federal authorities’s willpower to enhance nationwide safety, infrastructure, and financial prosperity.
In his remarks, Nentawe Yilwatda, APC Nationwide Chairman, welcomed the defectors and referred to as for loyalty and unity amongst celebration members saying that the mass defection demonstrates the folks’s rising belief within the APC-led governments each on the nationwide and state ranges.
Additionally in his tackle, Governor Namadi revealed that the defectors got here from the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), New Nigeria Individuals’s Celebration (NNPP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He attributed their determination to affix the APC to the success and inclusiveness of his administration’s insurance policies.
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He reaffirmed his dedication to strengthening celebration unity and advancing good governance in Jigawa State, as he lauded President Tinubu for his visionary management and dedication to Nigeria’s progress.
The occasion concluded with the formal presentation of APC membership flags to the representatives of the brand new members, symbolising their official integration into the celebration.
Amongst different dignitaries current have been: Deputy Governors of Katsina and Sokoto States; Ibrahim Masari, Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Political Issues; members of the Nationwide Meeting, and a number of other different distinguished figures.
