By Danjuma Attah, Gombe
Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Gombe, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has declared the State’s unalloyed support to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term succession bid.
He made the declaration on Saturday at the kick-off of the 2027 State’s campaign in Bajoga, Funakaye LGA where he said the eyes of Gombe people are widely open to distinguish between real physical developments of the ruling APC led Federal and State Governments and the abstract deception of the opposition parties.
The kicks-off had in attendance, Hon Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Political and other matters, Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori, and many National and State stalwarts of the party amidst a crowd of APC supporters.
Governor Inuwa, while giving reasons why the people of Gombe State will support the reelection of President Tinubu, reeled out a catalogue of Federal interventions in the State to include the development of the Kaltungo Snakebite Research Centre, establishment of the Federal Orthopedic Centre Billiri, Federal Teaching Hospital Kumo, and the commencement of the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu Federal highway project among many others.
He also cited many projects executed by his administration including over 1,100 kilometres of roads, the Ultramodern International Livestock Market, Timberland Abbattoir and the Inland Dry Port among many others as projects being executed to strengthen Gombe State’s economic base, expand trade and create opportunities for citizens.
According to him, “we have every reason to support Mr President to consolidate on the reforms he has started”, adding that while Nigeria, particularly the Northeast, faced severe socio-economic and developmental challenges when President Tinubu assumed office, the Federal Government had taken bold and courageous decisions to reposition the country.
He declared that the State had moved beyond what he described as the difficult years of underdevelopment and would not allow itself to be taken backwards stressing, “we are out of the woods and will never allow some people to take us back”.
He then declared the determination of the Gombe State APC family to secure a decisive victory for President Tinubu and all the party’s candidates in the 2027 elections while promising to deliver nothing less than a million votes for the President in Gombe State.
The Special Adviser to the President on Political and other Matters, Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, described Governor Inuwa as a trusted people oriented, dedicated and fearless leader whose administration had given the APC a strong political advantage in Gombe State and the Northeast.
The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Ali Bukar Dalori, expressed confidence that Gombe and other States in the Northeast would be won by the APC and that the party would secure victory for all its candidates.
“Let Gombe lead APC in the Northeast. The opposition should stop wasting time as the people have already decided to vote for respect instead of disrespect, development instead of backwardness, unity instead of disunity and peace instead of chaos”, he declared.
Dr Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna, the APC Gubernatorial candidate, said the administration of Governor Inuwa Yahaya had placed the State on the right development trajectory which he pledged to consolidate while ensuring development reaches all sections of the State.
“Where we can build, we will, where we can improve, we will, because Governor Inuwa Yahaya has already trailblazed. We will make sure everybody is carried along, the youth, women and rural communities”, he promised.
The State APC Chairman, Mohammed Dantata Ndus, had earlier described the event as historic and the beginning of the party’s victory journey in the State. He attributed the party’s strength to the development recorded across the State.
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