By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has led the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign team to Chibok town in preparation for the upcoming House of Assembly by-election scheduled for Saturday.
The event saw the presence of several notable APC figures, including the APC Deputy National Chairman for the North, Ali Bukar Dalori, and APC State Chairman, Hon. Bello Ayuba, among others.
Addressing a large crowd of enthusiastic supporters, Deputy Governor Kadafur urged the people of Chibok Local Government to come out en masse and vote for the APC House of Assembly candidate, Pogu Lawan.
He assured them that Governor Babagana Zulum led administration is committed to delivering more dividends of democracy, particularly in the areas of youth empowerment, education, and basic amenities.
The deputy governor emphasized the administration’s achievements in terms of infrastructural development, not only in Chibok but across the entire state. He promised that more developmental projects will be carried out in the coming years.
He encouraged the people of Chibok to support Governor Zulum led administration by ensuring a resounding victory for the APC in the bye-eection.
APC Deputy National Chairman for the North, Ali Dalori, APC State Chairman, Bello Ayuba, and APC State Vice Chairman for Zone C, Yerima Aliyu, all took turns to address the crowd during the campaign rally. They urged the people of Chibok to consider the significant achievements of the APC-led administration and to reciprocate the gesture by voting for Pogu Lawan.
The APC leaders reiterated that the party remains the strongest and most promising in the country. They expressed gratitude for the warm reception received from the people of Chibok and expressed confidence in the party’s victory in the upcoming election.
During the rally, thousands of individuals, including the Local Government PDP Chairman, decamped from the PDP to the ruling APC. The decampees were warmly welcomed by the deputy governor and other APC party stalwarts, with a promise of equal treatment within the party.
The by-election in Chibok is necessitated by the vacancy resulting from the death of the winner of the 2023 House of Assembly election, Late Dr. Nuhu Clark. As per constitutional requirements, the bye election will fill the vacant seat.
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