Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule; minister of Women Affairs, Hon Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim; House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Danladi Jatau, and other political leaders in the state, have urged electorates to vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the state’s local government election.
The party leaders stated this on Wednesday at a campaign in Keffi ahead of the election which was scheduled for this Saturday, November 2, 2024.
The governor urged the members of the party not to take other political parties for granted but to mobilise support for the party.
“I want to urge you to come out en masse and vote for APC candidates during the election.
“I appeal to you to vote APC from top to bottom, from bottom to top, from left to right, and right to left,” he said.
The governor thanked stakeholders for the peaceful conduct of the primary election of the party via consensus and urged them to do the same during the elections.
He disclosed that the party would refund nomination and expression of interest forms fees to chairmanship and councillorship aspirants that lost out during the primary.
The governor also noted that his administration would continue to deliver on people oriented projects that will have lasting positive effects on the people.
He urged them to come out en masse to vote on Saturday for all the party candidates and ensure victory for them in all the 13 local councils.
On her part, the minister appealed to the people to vote for all APC candidates for chairmanship and councillors so they can continue to enjoy the dividends of democracy.
She asked that the people repay the governor for the good things, projects and infrastructure that he has put in place that is benefiting them.
She also assured that President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda for local governments is manifesting as the grassroots would continue to feel the impacts of good governance.
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim promised to use her office as minister of Women Affairs to continue to empower women and children and make their lives better.
Danladi Jatau, speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, expressed optimism that APC would record a landslide victory.
Mr Jatau said that Sule’s achievements would catapult the party to victory.
“We are fully prepared for the election, and all the aspirants that lost during the primaries have agreed to work together for the success of the party,” he said.
The candidates are Dr. Idris Damagani, Chairmanship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Keffi Local Government Area, Safiyanu isa (Akwanga), Ezekiel Musa Jaga (Wamba), Martala Usman Danmadami (Toto), Isa Mohammed Sani ( Obi), Barr. Ilya Ibn Aliyu, (Nasarawa Eggon), Mohammed Alhaji Haliru. ( lafia), Bitrus Mek Agbawu ( kokona), Adamu Usman
Aboki. (keana), Barr. Abutaukar Aliyu Madaki (Karu), Jonathan Okuba Addra (Doma), Umar Abubakar Dan-Akano (Awe), Safiyanu isa (Akwanga).
The party chairman of the state, Hon Aliyu Bello, former National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and other political leaders in the state, serving senators, members of the House of Representatives, members of the house of assembly, were all confident of victory at the forthcoming council election.