By Aliyu Dangida
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned a series of landmark projects executed by Governor Umar A. Namadi and flagged off the APC Presidential Campaign Rally.
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Thousands of supporters, party leaders, governors, ministers, and legislators thronged the stadium to welcome the President and Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Dutse Township Stadium.
In his address, Governor Namadi described the visit as historic, saying it united political purpose with practical delivery, added that the occasion brought into sharp focus the alignment between President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Jigawa’s homegrown 12-Point Agenda for a Greater Jigawa.
Among the projects commissioned by the President were the Renewed Hope Technical Services Fabrication Centre, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multi-Purpose Skill Acquisition Centre, the newly dualised Garu Road, and the launch of 400 tractors and agricultural implements for farmers across the state.
Governor Namadi said the projects were a deliberate investment in the capacity of Jigawa people to produce, earn, and prosper, je also used the occasion to highlight federal interventions transforming the state under President Tinubu.
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He listed the multi-billion-naira Greater Dutse Water Supply Project, now over 60% complete, the Kano–Katsina–Maradi Railway Line, 100 subsidised tractors under the Food Security Support Intervention, and the establishment of the Federal College of Agriculture, Kirikasamma, and the Federal College of Education, Birniwa.
He added that progress was being recorded on the Gaya–Shuwarin–Azare and Kano–Gumel–Hadejia federal roads, while ₦14.36 billion had been disbursed to 192,000 beneficiaries under the Federal Cash Transfer programme from 2024 to date.
Governor Namadi, however, made four key appeals to the President: fast-tracking of the Greater Dutse Water Supply Project, urgent federal intervention on erosion devastating Hadejia, Dutse, Birnin Kudu and Gwaram, restoration of the historic Kano–Nguru Railway Line, and a review of import tariff policies on wheat and rice to protect local farmers.
Praising the President’s bold reforms, Namadi recalled Tinubu’s transformation of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, saying the same visionary leadership was now placing Nigeria on an upward trajectory.
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“Our support for you is not merely political; it is developmental, strategic, and deeply rooted in a shared commitment to the well-being of our people,” Namadi declared.
He assured the President that Jigawa State would deliver a resounding, sweeping victory for the APC in the forthcoming elections — Daga Sama Har Kasa! APC Sak!
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