Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar would reopen the nation’s borders, if elected at the 2023 general elections.
Tambuwal, the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council made the assertion at the PDP campaign rally in Illela Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
He said Atiku has better plans for the country which he listed to include, addressing challenges of insecurity and the provision of basic necessities of life for Nigerians,” he said.
Tambuwal sympathises with the people of Illela being among the worst hit areas by banditry attacks.
“However, in spite of challenges of insecurity, economic recess and the negative impact of COVID-19, we have executed several projects under healthcare, education, water supply and social interventions, among others,” he said.
The DG, Sokoto Campaign Management Council, Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman, urged the people of the area to elect continuity in governance by casting their votes to PDP.
The PDP governorship candidate, Malam Sa’idu Umar, said the International market project at Illela would receive the attention it deserved from his administration, if elected.
Also at Kware LGA, Umar said he owed special attention to the people of the state in general.
He promised to sustain the legacies of Tambuwal and initiate more developmental project, if elected.
On his part, Alhaji Mannir Dan’iya, the Sokoto North Senatorial candidate of PDP and incumbent Deputy Governor attested to the current administration’s successes in the state.
He urged the people of the state to reciprocate the gesture by voting for PDP, adding that many developmental projects were planned for Kware LGA in the 2023 budget.