Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State urged appointed and elected political office holders to return to their constituencies and mobilise voters for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. He delivered the charge while inaugurating the 2027 Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Dutse.
The council is chaired by Governor Namadi and includes Deputy Governor Engr. Aminu Usman, former governors Ali Sa’ad Birnin Kudu and Sen. Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, and State APC Chairman Ahmad Garba Maikudi as deputy chairmen. Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Presidency, serves as vice‑chairman for the North‑East zone. Additional vice‑chairmen are Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin and Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu for South‑West I and II, Alhaji Isa Gerawa and Hajiya Rabi Ishaq for North‑West I and II, while Alhaji Lawan Ya’u Roni was appointed Director‑General, a role he held in the 2023 campaign.
Namadi said the integration of presidential and governorship campaign structures is intended to strengthen coordination and present a united platform for the APC. He expressed confidence that the party will secure victory for President Bola Tinubu, the state governor, senators, members of the House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly, adding that Jigawa could deliver “two million votes” for the president.
Former governors praised Namadi’s leadership. Birnin Kudu described him as “a man of integrity and accountability,” insisting that “anyone who says anything negative about him does so out of envy, hatred or jealousy.” Turaki highlighted the state’s improved road network and the recruitment of “thousands of teachers,” calling the governor “fair, principled and compassionate.”
State Assembly Speaker Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, who also coordinates the City Boy Movement (CBM), said the APC faces no strong opponent in Jigawa and that the party’s “array of who’s who” in the political landscape gives it confidence to dominate the 2027 elections. He affirmed that the CBM is ready to take the campaigns of President Tinubu and Governor Namadi to every part of the state.
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
