From Uthman Abubakar, in Maiduguri
The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has flagged off its campaign for the 2027 elections in Borno State, imploring the state’s electorate to give it all their votes in the elections in reciprocation of President Bola Tinubu’s gesture of retaining Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
Speaking at the occasion in Maiduguri, Monday, the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Ali Bukar Dalori, and Governor Babagana Zulum, said that Borno must not disappoint Tinubu and Shettima by giving its votes to any other party.
“All eyes across the country are on Borno now to see how many votes the party will poll because Vice President Kashim Shettima hails from here and President Tinubu has retained him as his running mate,” Dalori told the huge crowd of supporters at the occasion, pleading, “you should, therefore, ensure that the party clears all the votes and wins all the seats.”
Presenting Engr Mustapha Gubio as his successor to the crowd, he stressed that Borno cannot afford to disappoint Tinubu and Shettima in the 2027 elections.
Flagging off the campaign, Governor Babagana Zulum, who is also the Chairman of the state’s APC campaign council, emphasised the need for Borno to deliver more votes as the home state of Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima.
He said the winning votes is also to reciprocate President Bola Tinubu’s support for establishing the Federal College of Education in Gwoza, the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in Bama, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Azare.
Zulum had, while inaugurating the state’s APC campaign council on Sunday, charged members of the council: “Every member of this Campaign Council must take personal responsibility. Go to your local government area. Go to your ward. Go to your polling unit. Meet the people, listen to them and work with the party structures on the ground.”
He asked council members to involve women and young people in the campaign, engage party elders and submit regular reports on their activities.
The governor urged them to conduct themselves peacefully and within the law, and to help supporters understand the voting process.
He charged members of the Campaign Council to take the 2027 campaign to their wards and polling units, and engage with local party structures to ensure high voter turnout. END
