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The senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Sale, has intensified consultations with religious leaders, traditional rulers and party stakeholders across the state.
Sale, who holds the traditional titles of Baraden Maru and Turakin Ruwan Dorowa, addressed the gathering, saying the turnout demonstrated the party’s level of support in Zamfara and expressed confidence in the people.
He also extended his condolences to families affected by recent killings in Maru and other parts of the state, acknowledging the pain and insecurity confronting the affected communities.
As part of his engagements, Sale, accompanied by the ADC governorship candidate in Zamfara state, Alhaji Bilyaminu Yusuf Shinkafi, and other party members, paid courtesy visits to Islamic clerics in Gusau Saturday.
The religious leaders welcomed the delegation and offered prayers for its members.
During the visits, Sale acknowledged the influence and responsibilities of Islamic scholars in the state and appealed for their continued prayers.
The engagements formed part of the candidate’s outreach to religious and community leaders as the party seeks to strengthen its relationships with key stakeholders across Zamfara.
The ADC delegation also visited Maru and Bungudu to condole with the people over the current security situation and loss of lives across the communities.
In Maru, Sale and other party officials paid a courtesy visit to the Emir, Alhaji Ibrahim Gado Mai Gari Banagan Maru, Emir of Maru, where the senatorial candidate acknowledged the important role traditional institutions play in community leadership and social cohesion.
The candidate also met ADC stakeholders from Bungudu and Maru and held a stakeholders’ meeting at Sabon Gari in Bungudu where he urged party officials and supporters to intensify voters’ registration and education and mobilisation ahead of the elections.
Sale called on the party’s grassroots structures to encourage supporters to participate in the electoral process and vote for the party’s candidates.
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