Laleye Dipo in Minna
At the Presidential/Governorship campaign in Minna Niger State, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, drummed support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu saying his second term in office will provide him the opportunity to complete the reengineering of Nigeria.
Alhaji Idris also urged the people of Niger State to re-elect Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, saying his administration’s achievements had made significant impacts on the state in the first term.
According to him, Tinubu’s government needs more time to address the country’s many challenges.
“The administration needs more time to address the country’s economic hardship and rising cost of living,” he told a large crowd of party supporters at the Trade Fair Complex.
The minister conceded that Nigerians had reasons to be concerned about the prevailing economic hardship, rising poverty and hunger but submitted that the benefits of the government’s reforms would take time to reflect in people’s lives.
“I appeal for the understanding of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu means well for Nigerians, let’s give him more time to complete the good things he has already started,” Idris pleaded.
Idris, therefore, called on eligible voters to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates at all levels in next year’s elections, saying doing so would enable them to enjoy the dividends of democracy.
The minister also charged those yet to obtain their Permanent Voter Card (PVC) to do so as it is the only licence they have to vote during the election.
Addressing the party supporters Governor Bago assured President Tinubu of 100 per cent votes for the APC in Niger State.
The governor promised that his second term would be more rewarding, and therefore charged the people to turn out en masse to vote for APC candidates in the presidential, governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives elections.
Among top party leaders at the rally were the North-Central Zonal Vice-Chairman of APC, Alhaji Mu’azu Bawa Rijau, who represented the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda; Nigerian Ambassador designate Alhaji Sani Ndanusa and former PDP state chairman, Alhaji Tanko Beji.