APC Gives Flags to Seven Governors in North-West

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, gave the party’s flags to its governorship candidates in the seven North-West states who are also current governors. This event happened on Saturday during the launch of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in Kaduna. Present at the event were the President, Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC governors, party leaders, and supporters.

The governors who received the flags include Uba Sani from Kaduna, Abba Yusuf from Kano, Dikko Radda from Katsina, Nasir Idris from Kebbi, Dauda Lawal from Zamfara, Umar Namadi from Jigawa, and Ahmed Aliyu from Sokoto. This flag presentation is part of the activities to kick off the APC’s presidential campaign.

PUNCH Online reported that Kaduna was selected for the flag-off after the party decided it would host the launch of Tinubu’s re-election campaign. The party’s Presidential Campaign Council Director-General, Abdulaziz Yari, announced the campaign start date as October 24 after updating the President on the campaign schedule.

In the 2023 presidential election, Kaduna State supported the then Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, instead of Tinubu. The APC’s chapter in Kaduna has set a goal of two million votes for Tinubu in 2027. The party believes this is possible due to better unity and support from the grassroots under Sani.