The Kano State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, has stated that the state will vote en masse for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, because just one local government can deliver more votes than the entire South-East.
Garba further prophesied that Tinubu would defeat his NNPP opponent, former governor of the state Rabiu Kwankwaso, in the 2023 general elections, much as MKO Abiola defeated Bashir Tofa in 1993.
Garba spoke at a lecture hosted by the Kaduna State chapter of the League of Veteran Journalists under the topic “Let’s Talk Nigeria,” in partnership with Arewa House and Hamdala Hotel.
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Garba, a former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), said politics is not cast on stone and that anything can happen.
“I know the former governor of the state is also going to be on the ballot.
“But history will repeat itself again in Kano because late Moshood Abiola of the defunct SDP defeated Kano-born late Bashir Tofa of the defunct NRC during the 1993 presidential election.
“I’m confident Kano state will produce lots of votes come 2023.
“The votes from Nasarawa Local Government of the state alone is more than the votes of the entire South East combined.
“I’m confident we will deliver Kano State to APC Insha Allah.
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“The state government will provide an enabling environment for all the candidates and anything can happen.
“All candidates will certainly get their share of votes depending on how the electorate perceived them.
“Kano State has enjoyed good security and my governor has provided enabling environment for all regardless of your tribe, ethnicity and religion.
“Kano State with the highest population in northern Nigeria is the most peaceful state,” he said.
The Commissioner commended the efforts of the Kaduna League of Veteran Journalists and assured them of support.
“It is only in journalism that solidarity and support for the profession is not got.
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“It is good to leave a legacy in whatever you do, particularly in human developmen,” he said.
Sir Andrew Fadason, a former Chairman of the NUJ Kaduna State Council and Vice Chairman of the Kaduna League of Veteran Journalists, stated that they were concerned about the state of the profession and were devoted to giving genuine mentorship to other journalists.
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