At least 135 affiliate groups under the United Marketers Association in Yobe South senatorial have unanimously adopted Alhaji Maimala Buni as the gubernatorial candidate of the APC ahead of the party’s primary election.
The zonal chairman of the association, Alhaji Isa Adamu, who spoke to newsmen after the association’s meeting in Potiskum, said they resolved to support Buni because of his personal credentials and unquestionable loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Ibrahim Gaidam.
“The 135 groups of various trades in Potiskum, Fika, Fune and Nangere local government areas want continuity and we believe the people of Yobe South Senatorial Zone have unanimously endorsed Maimala Buni as the candidate for the governorship of the state.”