Ahead of the August 31, 2024 Local Government elections in Kebbi State, Governor Nasir Idris has told residents that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will consolidate on the developmental gains to improve lives in the state after electing its candidates......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
The governor stated this on Wednesday during the Zonal Campaign Rally in Zuru as part of preparation for the forthcoming LG elections in the State.
As contained in a statement by Yahaya Sarki, the governor’s spokesperson, the campaign rally in the Zuru Emirate, comprised Zuru, Fakai, Sakaba, and Danko Wasagu Local Government Areas.
The governor appreciated the party supporters while highlighting the numerous projects his administration had undertaken in education, health, agriculture, empowerment, and roads construction, among others.
The governor said: “This administration has done a lot in education with the construction of new schools, the renovation of existing ones, the recruitment of over 2,000 teachers, and the distribution of free fertilizers and water pumps to farmers.”
The governor further assured the people of the area that the dilapidated Koko-Zuru road would soon be reconstructed and that a skills acquisition center was under construction in Zuru to benefit the youths in the area.
Earlier, the State Party Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru alongside the governor and the APC State Campaign Director-General, Alhaji Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, received thousands of defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP.
The defectors, including Alhaji Muhammad Barau from the PDP and Yohana Yahi, Chairman of the LP, stated that they abandoned their former parties because of the developmental projects undertaken by Governor Idris.
On his part, Alhaji Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, the former Governor of Kebbi State and the APC State Campaign Director-General, commended Idris for fulfilling most of his campaign promises, adding that the large number of defectors joining the APC signaled a strong victory for the party.