The aspirations of President Muhammadu Buhari and that of the Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello would receive a boost on Saturday following plans by Rep Mohammed Umaru Bago to distribute 100 cars for their campaigns.
The member representing Chanchaga Federal Constituency of Niger State is a close ally of both President Buhari and Governor Bello.
The vehicles, which will be distributed in Minna at a grand rally tagged #NigerNaBuhariDaLoLoNe, would be given to officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other organizations to support the campaigns of the president and the governor in the coming 2019 elections.
In an interview with newsmen Tuesday in Minna, Hon Bago said his decision to distribute the vehicles was informed by the numerous achievements recorded by the Buhari-led government at the national level and Gov Bello’s administration in Niger State.
He said in the more than three years that the APC has been steering the affairs of the country and Niger State, both Buhari and Bello have shown leadership style that Nigerians and Nigerlites are proud of.
He said the gesture will be part of his little contribution to support the two leaders, whom he described as worthy of emulation, adding that he would do anything humanly possible to support them at all times.
“I want to make it categorically clear that this gesture is stemmed out of my genuine love and commitment to the course of governance to our dear country in general and my state in particular.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari has in the last three years plus done what other presidents did not achieve within a similar period. We are all witnesses to the massive infrastructural development going on in different parts of the country, especially construction and rehabilitation of roads.”
“We are also witnesses to the kind of unprecedented development that Governor Mohammed Sani Bello has brought to Niger State within these few years that he got the opportunity to govern our dear state.”
“I feel that these two leaders should be supported by every well-meaning Nigerian that has genuine love for the country. If for nothing, I believe we should support them so that we will continue to enjoy good governance in the next four years, after the 2019 elections,” the lawmaker said.
