The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday presented the party’s flags to its governorship candidates in the seven North-West states who are sitting governors.
The presentation took place during the flag-off of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in Kaduna, attended by the President, Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC governors, party leaders and supporters.
The governors who received the flags were Uba Sani (Kaduna), Abba Yusuf (Kano), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Nasir Idris (Kebbi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Umar Namadi (Jigawa) and Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto).
The presentation formed part of the activities marking the commencement of the APC’s presidential campaign.
PUNCH Online had reported that Kaduna was chosen for the flag-off after the party announced that the state would host the launch of Tinubu’s re-election campaign.
The party’s Presidential Campaign Council Director-General, Abdulaziz Yari, had announced the October 24 date after briefing the President on the campaign timetable.
In the 2023 presidential election, Kaduna State voted for the then Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over Tinubu.
The APC’s Kaduna State chapter has announced a target of two million votes for Tinubu in 2027. The party attributed its optimism to improved unity and grassroots support under Sani.
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