Northwest lawmakers pass vote of confidence on Buhari, Buni, support Bello’s presidential bid
27 January 2022 |
10:16 am
The All Progressives Congress (APC) State Assembly legislators of the North West Zone, yesterday, endorsed Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for president in 2023. Their endorsement was communicated in a communiqué issued after the extraordinary meeting of the forum, which had in attendance, former House of Assembly members of the North West zone.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) State Assembly legislators of the North West Zone, yesterday, endorsed Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for president in 2023.
Their endorsement was communicated in a communiqué issued after the extraordinary meeting of the forum, which had in attendance, former House of Assembly members of the North West zone.
The communiqué was presented by the former Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Mr Ahmed Marafa, in Abuja.
The lawmakers also urged the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to zone the party’s presidential ticket to the north.
Marafa said that the North West legislators agreed to support their colleagues in the North Central for 2023 Presidency, saying the zone had been deprived of the Number One Position since Nigeria’s independent in 1960.
Quoting the communique, he said, “We resolved: that the State Assembly Legislators of the North West zone endorse and state their unalloyed and unshaken support for the aspiration of the Young and ebullient Governor of Kogi State, Governor Bello, who has, against all odds, decided to take the bull by the horn, by aspiring to the Office of the President of Nigeria come 2023.
“The members thank him for leading the clarion call for the Presidency of Nigeria to come to the North Central Zone and urge him to have no fear or doubt in his race for the exalted office as members of the North West Zone are solidly behind him.
“The meeting also agreed to call on the leadership of our great party, APC, to zone the presidency to the Northern Region of the country.”
“This is because, the North will rule for 10 years at the end of President Buhari’s tenure, while the Southern region has ruled for 14 years,” the Legislators said.
The state legislators also passed a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari for his sterling and cohesive leadership, urging him not to relent in ensuring that he leaves Nigeria in 2023 a better place.
The forum passed a vote of confidence in the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) for its positively aggressive repositioning of the party.
Earlier in his remarks, Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole, galvanised the incumbent and former State lawmakers’ support for Bello’s presidential aspiration.
Kolawole described Bello as a young dynamic and energetic individual with capacity to manage Nigeria diversity, who would also fit into the demand for young president in 2023.
A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Alhaji Maidawa (Sagari Constituency) said that the Sokoto State lawmakers and their supporters were in full support of Bello’s presidential ambition.
Maidawa described Bello’s presidential ambition and the meeting as a new beginning for Nigeria.
Hon. Aliyu Lawal, representing Kaduna Central, Kaduna House of Assembly, described Bello as a bridge-builder and young promising Nigerian who had the capacity to tackle Nigeria’s problems.
“I believe that not only the North will support Bello’s ambition but the other zones of the country,” Lawal said.
On his part, a member of the Zamafara State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Alhassan, said it was logical for the North West, which had at different times, produced the President, to support the North Central in 2023.
Alhassan said this was important for the region to have a sense of belonging in the project Nigeria.
“We are saying no objection. We are strongly behind Governor Bello,” he said.
A member of the Zamafara State House of Assembly, Hon. Ibrahim Dikko, said that the capacity of Yahaya Bello should not be limited to North Central, as he had the wisdom and capacity to deliver, irrespective of the state he comes from.
A member of Niger State House of Assembly, Hon. Yawale Maibeza, said that Nigerian youth believed that endorsing Bello for president was a right decision at the right time.Northwest lawmakers pass vote of confidence on Buhari, Buni, support Bello’s presidential bid
The All Progressives Congress (APC) State Assembly legislators of the North West Zone, yesterday, endorsed Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for president in 2023.
Their endorsement was communicated in a communiqué issued after the extraordinary meeting of the forum, which had in attendance, former House of Assembly members of the North West zone.
The communiqué was presented by the former Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Mr Ahmed Marafa, in Abuja.
The lawmakers also urged the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to zone the party’s presidential ticket to the north.
Marafa said that the North West legislators agreed to support their colleagues in the North Central for 2023 Presidency, saying the zone had been deprived of the Number One Position since Nigeria’s independent in 1960.
Quoting the communique, he said, “We resolved: that the State Assembly Legislators of the North West zone endorse and state their unalloyed and unshaken support for the aspiration of the Young and ebullient Governor of Kogi State, Governor Bello, who has, against all odds, decided to take the bull by the horn, by aspiring to the Office of the President of Nigeria come 2023.
“The members thank him for leading the clarion call for the Presidency of Nigeria to come to the North Central Zone and urge him to have no fear or doubt in his race for the exalted office as members of the North West Zone are solidly behind him.
“The meeting also agreed to call on the leadership of our great party, APC, to zone the presidency to the Northern Region of the country.”
“This is because, the North will rule for 10 years at the end of President Buhari’s tenure, while the Southern region has ruled for 14 years,” the Legislators said.
The state legislators also passed a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari for his sterling and cohesive leadership, urging him not to relent in ensuring that he leaves Nigeria in 2023 a better place.
The forum passed a vote of confidence in the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) for its positively aggressive repositioning of the party.
Earlier in his remarks, Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole, galvanised the incumbent and former State lawmakers’ support for Bello’s presidential aspiration.
Kolawole described Bello as a young dynamic and energetic individual with capacity to manage Nigeria diversity, who would also fit into the demand for young president in 2023.
A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Alhaji Maidawa (Sagari Constituency) said that the Sokoto State lawmakers and their supporters were in full support of Bello’s presidential ambition.
Maidawa described Bello’s presidential ambition and the meeting as a new beginning for Nigeria.
Hon. Aliyu Lawal, representing Kaduna Central, Kaduna House of Assembly, described Bello as a bridge-builder and young promising Nigerian who had the capacity to tackle Nigeria’s problems.
“I believe that not only the North will support Bello’s ambition but the other zones of the country,” Lawal said.
On his part, a member of the Zamafara State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Alhassan, said it was logical for the North West, which had at different times, produced the President, to support the North Central in 2023.
Alhassan said this was important for the region to have a sense of belonging in the project Nigeria.
“We are saying no objection. We are strongly behind Governor Bello,” he said.
A member of the Zamafara State House of Assembly, Hon. Ibrahim Dikko, said that the capacity of Yahaya Bello should not be limited to North Central, as he had the wisdom and capacity to deliver, irrespective of the state he comes from.
A member of Niger State House of Assembly, Hon. Yawale Maibeza, said that Nigerian youth believed that endorsing Bello for president was a right decision at the right time.
Related
3 mins ago
The Kogi State government has ordered the closure of Zango Market in Osara due to rising security concerns in the area. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the state's Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo. Fanwo stated that the government had received intelligence reports indicating that criminal elements were using the market as a hideout, in…
12 mins ago
Around 700 Bangladeshi prison inmates were still on the run after mass jailbreaks over the summer during the student-led revolution that ousted autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, authorities said Wednesday. Hasina fled in August to neighbouring India, where she remains, as her government collapsed at the peak of a popular revolt. In the weeks before her…
41 mins ago
Mr Anthony Agbas, the president of the Ex-Service Men and Family Welfare Association of Nigeria, has urged the government to pay all their pension arrears and other entitlements. Agbas made the call during a peaceful rally by the ex-servicemen at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that military pensioners in…
45 mins ago
Several travellers met a tragic end on Wednesday when bandits reportedly planted explosives along the Dansadau-Gusau road in Zamfara State. Lifeless bodies were repordely scattered by the roadside as stunned passersby looked on in horror. The development comes just two days after a bandit-planted explosive blew off a bridge in Zamfara State's Maru Local Government…
46 mins ago
A tragic road accident claimed the lives of twelve individuals, including ten men, one woman, and a female child, on Tuesday night along the Bayamari-Geidam road in Yobe State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Yobe, Corps Commander Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the incident in a press release issued in Damaturu, the state…
56 mins ago
Dressed in a white singlet with a scarf tied around his head, Frank crouched near a muddy pit, preparing to plunge his hands into the soil in search of gold. Around him, shirtless men, their bodies smeared with dirt and glistening with sweat, worked tirelessly under the blazing sun, near Ghana's capital Accra. Some shovelled…
1 hour ago
The police have suspended Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode, who stole the sum of ₦43,160,000 from Andrew Ejah, a cargo worker in August 2023. This information was disclosed in a press statement signed by Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force PRO, on Wednesday morning. "These officers have been suspended, being found culpable…
1 hour ago
French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating spat between the company and the country's military junta. The junta, which took power in a coup in July last year, has vowed to revamp rules regulating the mining of raw materials by…
1 hour ago
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the immediate release of detained human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). In a statement signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA expressed deep concern over Farotimi's arrest on allegations of libel. The NBA said that defamation is no…
2 hours ago
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in the last three years, took delivery of 63 brand new aircraft into its inventory. Abubakar made this known at the NAF Training, Operations, and Safety Seminar for the year 2024, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the…
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.