Khadijat Saidu, Birning Kebbi
Kebbi Youths and Women groups this Monday spearheaded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Integrity Movement, ANIM, under the leadership of Hon. Sadiq Fakai held a solidarity rally in support of APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kebbi APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, and all APC candidates in the state.
The solidarity walk which commenced from Haliru Abdu Stadium Birnin Kebbi to the APC main campaign secretariat was well attended by hundreds of youths in the State.
Speaking at the terminating point of the rally, the Coordinator, Tinubu/Shetima Integrity Group, Abubakar Sadiq-Fakai said the essence of the rally was to seek support for APC in the forthcoming general elections at all levels.
He recalled that a similar incident took place prior to the 2015 general elections and it yielded results, hence the need to repeat the same in 2023.
According to him, APC has done a lot of good things in Nigeria, both at the state and federal levels, including creating job opportunities through different intervention programs.
In his speech, Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, the Coordinator of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) in Kebbi State, advised people to come out en masse to vote for APC to reciprocate the goodies being enjoyed.
He said that the crowd that participated in the rally was a demonstration of the acceptability of the party’s candidates at both state and National levels.
On his part, Special Adviser to Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Media, Mr. Yahaya Sarki, urged people to vote massively for APC as a show of appreciation for the dividends of democracy being enjoyed across the state.
Sarki, who is also the Publicity Chairman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the state, noted with satisfaction that the Bagudu led-administration had a track record of prudent management of resources.
He observed that support for Tinubu to become president and Idris to be governor was support for justice, peace, and unity of Kebbi in particular and Nigeria the nation at large.
The Acting Chairman of APC Youths in the state, Alhaji Nasiru Magaji, recalled that in 2015, the North-West zone had enjoyed the support of the South-West to produce Muhammadu Buhari as president, hence the need for North-West to reciprocate the gesture now.
He said that support for APC was support for the continuation of oil exploration in the North, adding that the Buhari led-administration was the first to explore and commence oil drilling in Northern Nigeria.
