2027:Kano APC Inaugurates Tarauni Campaign Council, Tasks Members On Grassroots Mobilisation
By Abdullahi Yusuf
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated its Tarauni Local Government Campaign Council to ensure effective mobilization of the Electorate for the polls
During the inauguration,Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf urged members of the party to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the elections.
Represented by Muhammad Yusuf Jamo, the Governor also urged the party stakeholders to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Yusuf, former Kano State Governor and Kano Central Senatorial candidate, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, and other APC candidates towards their success at the polls.
He called on members of the party to sustain reconciliation efforts, promote unity and uphold democratic principles, expressing confidence that the party’s candidates would deliver democratic dividends, if elected.
Yusuf said the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu were beginning to stabilise the nation’s macroeconomic environment, expressing optimism that ongoing reforms would eventually improve the living conditions of Nigerians.
He appealed to the citizens to remain patient with the administration, saying the difficult decisions being implemented were aimed at rebuilding the economy and securing a stronger future for the country.
In his remarks,Malam Ibrahim Shekarau urged members of the campaign council to intensify voter education at the grassroots to minimise incidences of invalid ballots and ensure that eligible voters cast their votes correctly.
Similarly, the APC House of Representatives candidate for Tarauni Federal Constituency, Nasiru Bala Ja’oji, called for unity, discipline and stronger grassroots engagement ahead of the elections.
Ja’oji then highlighted his empowerment and development interventions in the constituency to include the distribution of 200 motorcycles and provision of N125 million in cash grants to 2,500 beneficiaries to support small businesses and promote economic self-reliance.
He also listed interventions in education, healthcare, youth development, infrastructure and community security, including payment of examination fees, educational assistance to tertiary institution applicants, medical support and provision of solar-powered streetlights.
He said the initiatives were aimed at improving livelihoods and creating opportunities for constituents, pledging to sustain the programmes if given another opportunity to serve.
Also speaking, the member representing Tarauni Constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly, Kabiru Dahiru, described the inauguration as a demonstration of the party’s organisational activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
Dahiru urged party leaders, women, youths, former political officeholders and other stakeholders to put aside their differences that trailed the primaries and work collectively towards the forthcoming elections.
He stressed the need for collective responsibility, effective coordination and sustained engagement with voters at the grassroots.
Other stakeholders at the event also pledged their support for the party’s candidates both at state and national levels.
The campaign council which is chaired by Sadiq Shugaba, is expected to coordinate mobilisation activities and strengthen the party’s structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The inauguration is part of the APC’s efforts to organise its structures and mobilise members across the state ahead of the polls.
