Kungiyar Dattawan Arewa
Initiative (KDAI), a group of northern elders, has endorsed President Muhammadu
Buhari’s reelection bid.
Aliyu Wamakko, senator
representing Sokoto north; Paul Tarfa, retired major-general; and Sani Daura,
former minister of agriculture; Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing Nasarawa
west; and Paulen Tallen, former deputy governor of Plateau state; are members
of KDAI.
Speaking at a press conference on
Saturday, Tarfa, convener of KDAI, said they decided to endorse Buhari after “a
long and fruitful consultation with our members from all parts of the north.”
The retired major-general said in
three years, the All Progressives Congress (APC) government has been able to
tackle corruption.
“We have made this choice after a
deep reflection in what President Buhari stands for in the history, politics,
social and moral life of Nigeria at this time,” he said.
“In the last three and a half
years since he took over as president of this country, President Buhari and his
administration waged a relentless fight against corruption in all aspects of
our national life.
“That is why Nigerians should
accord him another four years in the office in order to push forward with the
fight.”
Tarfa said Buhari has succeeded
in degrading the Boko Haram insurgents.
“A major achievement of the
Buhari administration for which we in the north are justly proud of is in the
agricultural sector, which is the mainstay of our economic life in northern
Nigeria,” he said.
“The TraderMoni initiative and
other Social Investment Programme of the administration have greatly helped
small scale traders, artisans and the unemployed to improve their lots.
“We are happy and proud that
President Muhammadu Buhari has been just and fair to all parts of the country
and we are sure that he will continue to do so if he is given the mandate to
continue in office.”
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