The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027.
The meeting attracted National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; APC Governors including Uba Sani (Kaduna); Nasir Idris (Kebbi) and Umar Namadi( Jigsaw) as well Speaker Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau and Ministers from the zone and other stakeholders,
Others in attendance were Chairmen of APC chapters in the region; state and federal legislators as well as heads of Federal Agencies and senior political appointees.
The foundation for the endorsement of the President was laid when Jibrin asked the gathering comprising the who is who in the APC North West geopolitical zone ” Aso Rock” ? the crowd responded by saying” no vacancy.”
After the gathering responded, Senator Barau said: “So it is clear in 2027, we are going to have a landslide victory, inshallah.So let us continue on the way we are going. Let us continue to cooperate with one another, work with the president, work with everybody, cooperate amongst ourselves so that we have the desired victory.”
He said the defection of stalwarts of the opposition political parties to the APC was as a result of the performance of Tinubu in addressing the challenges bedeviling the country.
“This is not happening just for nothing. There are reasons for this. What are the reasons? Number one is the performance of our dear president. The president, of course, inherited a lot of challenges, bedeviling our country. But he has come up with programs and policies to surmount these challenges.
“Security challenges, economic challenges, name them. We’ve seen how he has dealt with our problem, our security problem—the security we’ve been facing in the North West. Several areas were not accessible before now. You could not go to some areas before now. But now you can go to some places, you can travel from Abuja to Kaduna.This was quite impossible before he came to power.
“Similarly, before this administration, you could not go to Birnin Gwari, but life has returned to the area. The people have returned to their farmlands
“Several areas that were not accessible are now accessible. We know we are not where we want to be. We are not there yet. We are not finally there yet. But it’s a work in progress. Mr President is working hard, day in and day out, to surmount this country’s insecurity problem, particularly in the North West. It is a work in progress. It is easy to have problems, but it’s not easy to solve the problems.
“And of course, that is not alone. That is not the only reason why we are having these influxes to our party. The performance of our governors. Our governors are doing well, working day in, day out,” he said.
He added: “The chairman, the national chairman of our party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is leading all the party leaders in the country to bring about these improvements we are witnessing in APC. We are all here as brothers and sisters.
“So let us continue to cooperate amongst ourselves, work amongst ourselves, do all that is humanly possible to bring about the needed development to our people so that our party can grow stronger and stronger.
“So that by 2027, we will not have any problem in making sure that we have the expected victory that we are beginning to see. Because as we speak, it looks as if you don’t have any other political party in the country, or even in the northwest. So it is always said.”
Sani however invited the Speaker and the Deputy Senate President to move for the vote of confidence and endorsement of the President, which was seconded by Governor Umar Idris of Kebbi State and followed by voice vote affirming the endorsement.
