JIGAWA APC UNVEILS 2027 ELECTION STRATEGY, NAMADI LEADS CAMPAIGN COUNCIL AS PARTY TARGETS TWO MILLION VOTES FOR TINUBU

By HABIBU YUSUF BABURA

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has intensified its preparations for the 2027 general elections with the inauguration of a joint Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council, positioning Governor Malam Umar Namadi at the centre of the party's electoral mobilisation strategy.

The council, inaugurated in Dutse, has Governor Namadi as Chairman, while Alhaji Lawan Ya'u Roni will serve as Director-General, with a mandate to coordinate party activities and mobilise support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Namadi.

In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, the inauguration brought together prominent APC leaders, former governors, serving and former lawmakers, as well as other political stakeholders across the state.

The Deputy Governor, Engr. Aminu Usman; former Governor, Barrister Ali Sa'adu Birnin Kudu; former Governor, Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki; and the State APC Chairman, Hon. Ahmad Garba MK, were appointed Deputy Chairmen of the council.

Other principal officers include Senator Muhammad Ibrahim and Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia as Vice Chairmen for North-East I and II, respectively; Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin and Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu for South-West I and II; and Alhaji Isa Gerawa and Hajiya Rabi Ishaq for North-West I and II.

Speaking after the inauguration, Governor Namadi said the integration of the presidential and governorship campaign structures was designed to strengthen coordination, promote unity and ensure effective mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.

He described the impressive turnout at the event as evidence of the APC's growing political strength and widespread support across Jigawa State.

The governor expressed confidence in the party's readiness to secure victory at all levels, urging leaders and supporters to work collectively towards the re-election of President Tinubu, his own return as governor, and the election of APC candidates into the National Assembly and Jigawa State House of Assembly.

“By the grace of Allah, we are confident that we will deliver victory for Mr President, the Governor, our Senators, members of the House of Representatives and members of the State House of Assembly,” he said.

Governor Namadi further expressed confidence that Jigawa State would fulfil its target of delivering two million votes for President Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

“Judging by what we have witnessed today, we are confident that we will deliver those votes for Mr President, Insha Allah,” he added.

In their separate remarks, former governors Barrister Ali Sa'adu Birnin Kudu and Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki praised the Namadi administration for its achievements in infrastructure, education and other people-oriented development projects within less than four years in office.

They maintained that the administration's performance would serve as a major campaign asset for the APC and strengthen the party's prospects in the forthcoming elections.

Barrister Birnin Kudu described Governor Namadi as a leader known for integrity, transparency and accountability, insisting that his administration's record of governance had earned him public confidence.

“Today in Jigawa, everybody agrees that Governor Namadi is an honest man. Nobody can question his integrity or accuse him of mismanaging public funds. Anyone who says anything negative about him does so out of envy, hatred or jealousy, because there is nothing to fault him for,” he said.

Similarly, Senator Turaki commended the governor's leadership style, describing him as a fair, principled and compassionate leader whose administration had recorded remarkable progress in infrastructure and education.

He particularly highlighted the improvement in road infrastructure across the state and the recruitment of thousands of teachers, noting that such recruitment had not been witnessed since his own administration.

“Can anyone point to another state in Nigeria today with excellent road networks comparable to those in Jigawa? Since I left office, no teachers had been recruited. There were schools that had to close down because of a shortage of teachers. Who, today, has recruited thousands of teachers as Governor Namadi has done?” he asked.

The former governors expressed optimism that the achievements of the present administration, combined with effective party mobilisation, would strengthen the APC's chances of securing victory in Jigawa State and nationally in 2027.