President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been fair to all parts of the country in the delivery of democracy dividends, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu has said.
According to him, Kebbi State has received a huge chunk of over 40 ongoing projects worth over N600 billion spread across agriculture, health and education sectors.
He spoke during a rally yesterday at the Haliru Abdu Multipurpose Stadium in Birni Kebbi.
He said because of the great benefit Kebbi State has received in less than two years of the Tinubu Administration, the President deserved the support of Kebbi indigenes for his second term.
He added that with the sterling performance of Governor Nasir Idris, his second term is assured.
Badugu said: “President Bola Tinubu has shown that he is a visionary leader with enormous capacity to carry everyone along. He promised to be president for all, and he has practicalised that in all his dealings in the last one-and-a-half years that he has been in office.
“For us in Kebbi State, we are grateful for his impactful leadership that is consolidating inclusive economic growth and development across our land and the nation.
“Federal government awarded Natisini – Kangiwa – Kamba Road for N35 billion, it did the Malamdo – Ngaski Warah Road, has started work on the Sokoto – Kebbi – Badagry superhighway and Koko-Mahuta – Dabai Road respectively all for the benefit of people of Kebbi State.”
Addressing the rally, Governor Idris said the people of Kebbi State were solidly behind President Tinubu because he has brought progress and development to the state. He commended him for the developmental projects the President had brought to the state.
“We can count many things that the President has done for our state. For this, I’m with Tinubu come 2027. When the time comes, we shall see if they think they have the same number of people as Tinubu in Kebbi State.
‘’Only the person who brought progress to us is our candidate,” the governor said.
Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Muhammadu Ankwe, praised Tinubu for his contributions to the infrastructure development of the state. He said people needed to reciprocate his good deeds with their support.
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“Hon (James) Faleke, please tell the President that we are solidly behind him,” he said.
Faleke, who is chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, represented the President at the rally.
The event was attended by a huge crowd and scores of political heavyweights, such as National Assembly members, former governors, and some members of the party’s National Working Committee.
They are: APC National Organising Secretary, Mr Suleiman Argungu; Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Durosimi Meseko; Executive Secretary, National Lottery Commission, Tosin Adeyanju; Senator Bala ibn Na’alla; Senator Mohammed Magoro and former governor of the state, Sai’du Dakingari.
Bagudu announced the donation of N450 million to the 225 wards in the state to procure food items for the month of Ramadan.
According to him, the money was contributions by his associates and the governor to help the needy.
He urged people to support the APC government led by Idris in the state and Tinubu at the federal levels because of their good work.
Faleke thanked the gathering for their support for Tinubu and pledged that the President would continue to serve them diligently.
“I thank you for this show of support. I urge you to continue to stand firmly, and I assure you that Tinubu will not disappoint you,” he told the cheering crowd.
The Nation
