Political and community leaders in President Muhammadu Buhari’s native Katsina State have continued to pour into his private residence in Daura to express their happiness following the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next president.
Receiving Governor Aminu Bello Masari and the Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Faruk Umar, who led members of their cabinets on separate visits, Buhari reiterated what he had often said about the President-elect, that “Bola Tinubu truly believes in Nigeria and is genuinely committed to the progress and sustainable future of Nigeria.”
He thanked the electorate for their massive support for the APC in the presidential and the National Assembly elections, asking them to further mobilise for the upcoming gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections.
Buhari also thanked the people for supporting him for two terms in office, which he will complete on May 29, 2023.
The emir said they had visited the president to congratulate him on the outcome of the elections, and commended him for preserving Nigeria as an indivisible entity.
He described the preservation of the country as historic achievements.
Umar said he was proud of his people in Daura who did not fail the president and his party in the elections.
“APC won everywhere,” the emir said.
On his part, Masari said he felt happy that projections by pundits that Katsina would not vote for the APC turned out to be false, saying that he was proud of what was achieved.
The president had earlier on Sunday evening received the winners of the Senate and House of Representatives elected to represent the Daura zone, the constituency that produced him.
He gave them an important lesson during the visit, saying: “Respect the voters and make them feel important. If you don’t, they will wait in ambush for you in the next election. Depending on how you deal with them, they will keep you in office, or they will send you packing.”
He congratulated the Senator-elect, Nasiru Sani, who obtained 174,062 votes, to beat the incumbent, Senator Ahmed Babba Kaita, who had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following his defeat in the primary elections.
Kaita fell short by more than 10,000 votes.
Buhari also welcomed the election of Alhaji Aminu Jamo, House of Representatives member-elect for Daura/Sandamu/Mai’aduwa Federal Constituency, who defeated his PDP opponent by more than 10,000 votes.
The National Legal Adviser of the APC, Barrister Ahmed El-Marzuq, who led the elected representatives, informed the president that the good showing of the party was owed largely to progress recorded in the Senatorial zone under the Buhari presidency.
El-Marzuq cited several projects, which he said had enhanced education, entrepreneurship, social development and the development of human capital in the area.
He presented copies of the results to the president, which Buhari received with appreciation.
