Ibrahim Ibrahim
Former Governor of Jigawa State and current Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has stated that he has no regrets in selecting Governor Umar Namadi as his successor in the 2023 general election.
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Badaru affirmed his confidence in Namadi’s leadership, emphasizing that his choice was based on competence and continuity in governance.
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The Minister made the remarks, during a flagging off of a Citizen Engagement Program held in Auyo local Government, Jigawa state.
He expressed satisfaction with the visionary leadership and excellent performance exhibited by Governor Malam Umar Namadi which improved the social and economic life of Jigawa citizens in less than two years
Muhammed Badaru noted that, during the 2023 campaign, he told the Jigawa people that he has confidence in Malam Umar Namadi’s capability to build from where he stopped and even performed higher than him.
“ Today I am vindicated, Governor Namadi inherited 26 road Projects from my government, presently 23 have been completed and I have just commissioned one of them, Governor Namadi equally awarded 41 road Projects covering over 1,000 Km across the state “
“ Governor Namadi has continued with all inherited projects and programmes, also initiated many others under his 12 point agenda,, today social and economic life of Jigawa people is Improving and the state is on right path for prosperity and greatness”
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“We thanks Almighty Allah,for given Malam Umar Namadi ability to perform wonderfully in according to the Renewal Hope agenda of president Bola Ahmad Tinibu and philosophy of our great party APC, we are proud of him and we promised to continue supporting him to deliver Jigawa to a promising land” Defense Minister stated.
In his remarks at the occasion one of the APC leaders in the state Alhaji Ahmad Isa Gerawa said, APC in Jigawa state is moving as a one family and they will never allowed any selfish person to cause discordance in the party.
Alhaji Gerawa added that, party politics and governance need tolerance, perseverance,, consultation , dedication and inclusiveness to succeed particularly in democracy system, He charged the party members and leaders in the state to uphold these virtues.
The Citizens Engagement Program was initiated by Jigawa state government to give opportunity to people of the 27 local government area of the state to speak to their leaders on what they need from government, and also for Government to tell them what it has been doing through programs and Projects to improve their lives.