Governor Inuwa Receives Rapturous Welcome As APC Rounds Off Kwami Campaign Rally
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will continue to take measures that will improve the lots of the people and provide opportunities that will engender human capital development for sustainable growth of Gombe State.
The Governor gave the assurance during a campaign rally in Kwami West axis of Kwami local government area of the state.
The All Progressives Congress, APC campaign train traversed through the 4 wards of the western flank of the LGA where it was greeted by mammoth crowd of jubilant supporters from nooks and crannies of the area.
The campaign team held rallies in Bojude, Gadam, Komfulata and Kwami Wards and also visited Dirri and followed the historic 42 km road Bojude-Gombe Road under construction which links more than 10 communities in western Kwami Local Government engulfing about 8 billion Naira.
Governor Inuwa cited the 1000-hectre Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park project being undertaken by his administration and the recently commissioned Kolmani Integrated project as part of measures put in place to absorb the teeming youths of Gombe State and bring economic prosperity to the people.
“Our resolve is for our people to live a well secured life with prosperous economy and social security. We shall continue to bring development to the doorsteps of the common man”.
Speaking at Bojude, Governor Inuwa said he is confident that APC will have a sweeping victory come 2023 because of the trust people have in the party. “We made promises in 2019 and you are all witnesses that we have fulfilled our promises”.
The governor recounted some of the development projects his administration executed in the area to include: construction ofJarkwami-Wuro Burno-Tsangayari-Malari-Garin Alkali-Jarkwami-Daniya Road, the ongoing construction of Bojude-Dirri Road of about 10km, construction of 42km Tappii-Kalajanga-Alagarno-Dinawa-Damba Barde-Abuja Bula-Girgam-Shongo Sarkin Yaki-Gombe Road, establishment/ rehabilitation of healthcare facilities in every ward, constructions of schools among others.
He also promised more development projects in the area when reelected in 2023. “Development is a continuous process; we will construct more drainages and take other measures to prevent flooding, construct more roads and bring more development projects”, he vowed.
The governor visited Dirri to inspect the ongoing construction of 10km road that links the village with Bojude, assuring speedy completion of the project for the benefit of the community.
At Gadam Ward, Governor Inuwa expressed confidence that APC will have a sweeping victory in the area courtesy of the achievements of his administration, promising to consolidate on the first term records.
The governor promised to construct the road linking Kwami with Malam-Sidi, the headquarters of the LGA to reduce administrative challenges and bring economic and social prosperity to the people of the LGA.
Governor Inuwa also inspected the ongoing construction of the 42km road that links up several villages up to Abuja-Bula.
At Komfulata, the governor said, “our intention is for our people to live a well secured life with prosperous economy and social security”, promising to continue bringing development to the area.
At Kwami ward, Governor Inuwa vowed to put an end to the lingering water scarcity in Kwami, Gadam and Bojude.
“One of the serious problems retarding the development of this area is the age-long water scarcity. We shall by God’s grace extent the Gombe Regional Water Supply Scheme to Gadam, Kwami and Bojude”.
The Director General of the APC Campaign Council in Gombe State, Barrister Zubair Muhammad Umar and the Gombe State Coordinator Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council, Dr. Jamilu Isiyaka Gwamna called on people to shun the shenanigans of the opposition and vote for APC candidates at all levels, assuring the people of more dividends of democracy.
Those who blew the trumpet of support in the rallies and testified to Governor Inuwa’s superlative performance in Kwami LGA included: APC stalwart, Dr Bala Bello Tinka, Deputy Speaker Gombe State House of Assembly, Hon. Siddi Buba, Alh. Ali Jijji Gadam former chairman, Kwami LGA who formally announced his defection along with hundreds of his supporters from the PDP to APC, Engr Muhammad Kabir, Chairman GMC Board, Madakin Gadam, Abubakar Yerima who are all indigenes of Kwami LGA among others.
During the campaign tour, Governor Inuwa was conferred with the traditional titles of Garkuwan Bojude, Danburam Gadam, Wamban Tappi and Sardaunan Kwami by the traditional heads of the respective communities.
At each of the wards visited, the campaign team received hundreds of defectors mainly from PDP and NNPP which included former SSA’s, LGA Party executives among others who pledged to support the governor’s second term bid with all their might.