By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto
It was a sea of human beings at the Sokoto State capital as thousands of APC youths staged a massive solidarity procession in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu's 2nd term bid come 2027 general elections.
The procession, which attracted a large gathering of Youths, supporters, and youth coordinators from across the 23 local government areas of the state, was aimed at demonstrating their willingness to not only support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu but all other candidates under the APC platform.
Leading the solidarity rally, Hon. Nasiru Bazza, alongside a formidable team of youth mobilizers and coordinators from across the 23 local government areas, said they are ever ready to support the continuity project of Tinubu and Ahmed Aliyu.
With banners of different inscriptions, party insignia and solidarity songs in support of all APC candidates, Honourable Bazza described the mammoth crowed as a clear demonstration of the confidence reposed in the leadership of President Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu.
According to him, their support for President Tinubu and Ahmed Aliyu was driven from the conviction that continuity in governance would provide an opportunity to consolidate on all ongoing policies, programmes and development initiatives aimed at improving the living conditions of Nigerians.
He therefore appealed to youths across the State and country to move beyond political rhetorics and the temptation of slowing themselves to be used to becoming active participants in the democratic process, adding their numerical strength, energy and organisational capacity could significantly influence the political direction of the country.
Similarly, Sokoto APC Youths Coordinators from across the 23 local government aeas present at the solidarity rally expressed confidence in the capacity of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue implementing his administration's economic reform agenda even as they are already seeing the dividends of Governor Ahmed Aliyu's 9 Point Smart Agenda.
The APC Youth coordinators admitted that continuity in leadership would enable the state government to consolidate its interventions in infrastructure, security, education, healthcare, water supply and other critical areas of public service delivery.
Receiving the Youths at Sokoto Government House, Governor Ahmed Aliyu represented by his deputy, Muhammad Idris Gobir thanked them for their keen interest in the continuity of the President Bola Ahmad Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu led administration.
According to him their government remain committed to delivery on their 9 points smart agenda, saying they spent the last three and half years laying development foundations across all segments adding if reflected in 2027 they will doore for the benefit of Sokoto people and humanity.
The Governor however assured them that their solidarity and willingness to support and monlize for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be communicated to not him but also all APC national leadership.
Those that accompanied the deputy governor to receive the mammoth crowd include the speaker Sokoto state house of Assembly Hon.Tukur Bala Bodinga, state APC Chairman Jom. Haruna S. Adiyya, APC Northwest zonal secretary Hon. Isah Sadiq Achida, Secretary to the state government Muhammad Bello Sifawa, Chief of staff Govt.house Hon. Aminu Haliru Dikko, members of the state house of Assembly, commissioners and other government functionaries. NNL.
