The people of Tureta and Bodinga in their large numbers came out and rolled out red carpet to receive the campaign train of PDP who were in the state to hold their governorship rally.
Arriving the venue, the party leaders led by the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and gubernatorial candidate, Mallam Saidu Umar, generated excitement among the waiting party faithful the moment they laid their eyes on Umar and Tambuwal.
In his remarks, the governorship candidate said, if voted into office, his administration would embark on a consolidation drive to improve and sustain on the noble initiatives of the present administration.
Umar, who is also the Mallam Ubandoma Sokoto, was a bit nostalgic when he said, the moment he set his foot on Tureta Local Government he reminisced his late friend Alhaji Arzika Tureta of blessed memory.
Enunciating the political prowess and influence of Arzika Tureta, Umar said his presence aided the landmark victory of the PDP in the area during the 2019 general elections.
He urged politicians to emulate his sterling qualities of connecting with the downtrodden as his popularity even in death was still evident. He added that the mammoth crowd at the rally confirmed his assertion. Late Arzika Tureta was regarded as the strongman of Tureta politics as he served at different times as commissioner in the state.
Umar appreciated the people of the area for standing with the PDP, promising to complete all the ongoing projects and initiate more life changing projects in the area and the state as a whole.
Our correspondent also reports that about 4,883 APC members bade farewell to their former party and embraced PDP where they promised to work for the victory of the party at all levels.
Meanwhile, the campaign train in Bodinga received another dazzling and electrifying turnout. Giving out his campaign message to the massive crowd, a highly elated Tambuwal assured them of the resolve of his administration to sustain projects on key areas – notably education, health, agriculture as well as youth and women empowerment programmes.
Mallam Umar, on his part, urged the electorate to vote for all PDP candidates in the upcoming polls.
He also gave a pass mark to the Tambuwal administration for executing laudable projects that touched the lives of the common man, promising to build on such initiatives for meaningful development.
At Bodinga Local Government, about 7,580 members of APC dumped the party for the PDP.
