New Nigeria Peoples Party, Presidential Candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso on Saturday stormed Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, where he unveiled the party headquarters in the state.
The unveiling of the party office in the state is said to be part of strategy to win all elective positions in the forthcoming general elections.
It could be recalled that the new Secretariat was taken over by armed policemen on Thursday, after officials of Borno Urban Development Board petition the police that the building was formerly a residential structure before converted to political party office.
Therefore it was constituting nuisance to the general public, but Governor Babagana Zulum ordered that the timing of sealing off the edifice was very wrong.
Kwankwaso was flanked at the unveiling of the Secretariat by the Gubernatorial candidate in the state, Dr. Umar Alkali, the senatorial candidate (Borno Central), Hon Mohammed Attom who is the leader of the party in the state among other party stalwarts.
The presidential candidate while addressing party supporters at Fordham centre, said, the policy trust of his political party is to end insecurity , create jobs to the teaming youths, and revamp the economy.
Rabiu Kwankwaso urged stakeholders and party members not to go back home and sleep but to keep convincing eligible voters across all ethnic groups and religions to vote for NNPP in the 2023 general elections.
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He promised that when elected, his administration would carry citizens along without favour on ethnicity or religious bias. He also promised that his administration would provide the necessary infrastructure for the development of Nigeria.
While commending the people of Borno state for coming out enmasse to welcome him, especially women and youths, he said, “This is a moment of change for our youths and women. Change for our economy and change for the nation. Nigeria is a potentially great nation. What we need is purposeful and committed leadership.”
The Borno state Gubernatorial Candidate, Dr Umar Alkali, “It is very unfortunate that few days to the coming of Kwankwaso, the newly refurbished party Secretariat was taken over by armed policemen after arresting the senatorial candidate for no reasons, before it was reopened.
He said, the party cannot be intimidated or deterred, as is determined to wrest power from the ruling APC come 2023 general elections by the grace of God.
Continuing he said, ” I was a former APC Gubernatorial aspirant, they knows my capacity, I left APC because APC in Borno is one man show, the governor, Babagana Zulum assumed himself the position of God, he decides who became even a messenger today in Borno.” Alkali stated.
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