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From Mohammed Abubakar, Dutse
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has challenged appointed and elected political office holders to return to their communities and mobilise the electorate to vote massively for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), from the presidency down to the state assembly, in the forthcoming general elections.
He gave the charge while inaugurating the 2027 Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Dutse. He said the party had no reason to fail, given its achievements in infrastructure development, health, education and human empowerment.
The Council has the Governor as chairman and the Deputy Governor, Engr. Aminu Usman, two former governors, Ali Sa’ad Birnin Kudu and Sen. Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, and the State APC Chairman, Ahmad Garba Maikudi, as deputy chairmen. The Deputy Chief of Staff in the Presidency, Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, is vice chairman for North East.
The Speaker of the State Assembly, Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, and Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu are vice chairmen for South West I and II, while Alhaji Isa Gerawa and Hajiya Rabi Ishaq are vice chairmen for North West I and II. Alhaji Lawan Ya’u Roni, who played a similar role in 2023, was appointed Director-General.
Namadi said the integration of the presidential and governorship campaign structures was meant to strengthen coordination and give the party a united platform. He described the turnout as a demonstration of the APC’s strength and said it had boosted his confidence in the party’s readiness to win at all levels. “By the grace of Allah, we are confident that we will deliver victory for Mr President, the Governor, our Senators, members of the House of Representatives and members of the State House of Assembly,” he said.
He expressed confidence that Jigawa ould deliver two million votes for President Tinubu.
The two former governors commended Namadi for his leadership and for delivering people-oriented projects in less than four years in office. Birnin Kudu described him as a man of integrity and accountability, saying: “Today in Jigawa, everybody agrees that Governor Namadi is an honest man. Nobody can question his integrity or accuse him of mismanaging public funds. Anyone who says anything negative about him does so out of envy, hatred or jealousy, because there is nothing to fault him for.”
Turaki described the Governor as fair, principled and compassionate, citing improved road infrastructure and the recruitment of thousands of teachers.
“Can anyone point to another state in Nigeria today with excellent road networks comparable to those in Jigawa? Since I left office, no teachers had been recruited. There were schools that had to close down because of a shortage of teachers. Who, today, has recruited thousands of teachers as Governor Namadi has done?” he asked.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines, Dangyatin described the party’s prospects in 2027 as very bright. “At the state level, I can confirm to you that the APC has no strong opponent, so we have no fear of dominating the little ones that we have at the moment. As you can see, we have an array of who’s who in the political landscape of the state, including two former governors, serving and former senators, members of the House of Representatives, state legislators, former ministers and other political office holders. This is unprecedented in the political history of the state. This is what gives us confidence that we are the party to beat in the elections.”
Dangyatin, who is also State Coordinator of the City Boy Movement (CBM), one of the organisations propagating the ideals and achievements of the President, said the group was now prepared to take the campaigns of Tinubu and Namadi to every part of the state.
