Northwest APC lawmakers endorse Buhari/Osibanjo for 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (File photo)
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
ALL Progressive Congress (APC) lawmakers from the Northwest zone met in Kaduna on Sunday and endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari and vice president, Yemi Osinbajo for 2019.
Also, it was gathered that the lawmakers inaugurated state and local governments officials of the Northwest Young Serving Parliamentarians in support of Buhari/Osinbanjo 2019.
A member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna State, Samaila Sulaiman noted that with the emergence of President Buhari, Nigeria has witnessed relative peace.
To this end, he stated that it was only ideal to allow the president to continue in office till 2023.
He urged the youth in the zone and by extension, Nigeria to assiduously work towards the re-election of Buhari, noting that with Buhari, their future was assured.
Samaila noted also that to allow Buhari to return as President would be the best option for the country.
“We believe the programs of President Buhari is youth driven. We believe having Buhari and Osinbanjo return for another four-term will be the best option to Nigeria,” he said.
Also, speaking at the event, the Chief Whip of the House of Reps, Ado Doguwa said the lawmakers were solidly behind the President for the 2019 Presidency.
Dogunwa said, “We have to gather support for the President. We in the Northwest zone need to set the pace.
‘These are serving parliamentarians from the state and the national levels. We feel the President is the right person to continue for him to agree to recontest. We need to support him.
“He has initiated some policies that has set Nigeria on the right path. We will continue to provide the required support to make him succeed.”
Lawmakers that attended the event include Senator Ahmed Lawan, Senate Majority Leader, who was represented by Senate Committee Chairman on police Affairs, Abu Ibrahim, Senator Jibril Barau(Kano), Senator Adamu Aliero and the Chief Whip of the House of representatives, Alhassan Ado Dogunwa, Samaila Sulaiman, a house of reps member from Kaduna, Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Aminu Shagali, Speaker Katsina House of Assembly.
Others were Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, represented by his Deputy, Barnabas Bala Yusuf, President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, Sumaila Kawu and a former governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Shinkafi.