From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Ilyasu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on patriotic stakeholders in the north to support the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his efforts to take the country to the promised land.
Alhaji Kwankwaso appealed to the elders in the North, in particular, to be focused and work hand in hand with the governors of the region to bring a dividend of democracy to the region complimenting President Tinubu’s efforts.
The APC Chieftain in a statement on Monday said supporting Tinubu by Northern stakeholders has become necessary, because Senator Tinubu gave his maximum support to former President Muhammad Buhari, throughout his eight years tenure
He however condemned the recent protest against the Minister of State for Defense, Dr. Bello Matawalle, which he described, as negative antics, targeted at President Tinubu, as well as the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje and other leading politicians of the ruling party.
Dr Kwankwaso who was a three-time commissioner for rural and community development in Kano, however, added that those going on social media to reign abusive words on President Tinubu are only doing a disservice to the nation and misleading the public.
“Within the last year that President Tinubu has been in office, he has achieved a lot but mischievously those attacking him close their eyes against the achievements.
“There were agreements in the past that led to the merger that founded the ruling APC as a strong political party in the country that began with the emergence of President Buhari. The same agreement was what led to the emergence of Tinubu as President and he fulfilled his part of the agreement satisfactorily by making all the necessary agreements.
“Those behind the protests Tinubu’s government are the same people that slipped out of the earlier agreements and are now trying to follow different channels to bring the President and his men down.
“Tinubu is working hard towards seeing the end of insecurity in the region and the results can be seen in the fact that people can now travel freely between Abuja and Kaduna without fear of being attacked as it was before.
“We are praying for him to succeed as well to get his second term in office as former President Muhammad Buhari ruled the country for a good eight years.
“Instead of those enemies of progress to engage in mischievous and unproductive missions, they should rather support the Tinubu administration in bringing the dividend of democracy to the region.
“They should come out and call for the completion of the Abuja – Kaduna – Kano road, Abuja – Kano – Niger rail line, AKK Gas pipelines, Mambila Power project, Bauchi/Gombe oil exploration and many others. Tinubu is ready to do all these and many others to the North.
“Get your Governors together and go for the development and progress of the region,” the statement said.