By Deborah Hassan
Members of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, over the Party’s victory in the Yobe State Local Government and Councillorship Elections.
The Yobe Governor doubles as the CECPC National Chairman.
In a statement issued by the committee, signed by its Secretary, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, on Sunday, February 28, it also felicitated with the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, who hails from the state, and other members and leaders who are also from the state, on the resounding election victory.
The APC recorded victory in all the 17 Local Government chairmen elections in the state, with the party’s 178 candidates clinching the councillorships elections in each of the wards in three of the senatorial districts.
The committee said, “The APC’s victory reflected the consultative and participatory leadership Governor Mai Mala Buni has exhibited as Governor of Yobe State and leader of the Party in the state.
“This is victory for the people of Yobe State as they continue to witness life-changing interventions by the state government such as; the International Cargo Airport, Damaturu; the Nguru Modern Market; Resuscitation of Potiskum Flour and Feed Mills, support to young professionals for training overseas, among other interventions.
“It is noteworthy that Governor Mai Mala Buni cast his vote in his hometown, Buni Gari – a first in over a decade in the area badly affected by the insurgency. The CECPC commends the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for restoring normalcy in the previously insurgency-ravaged area. We are confident that the Governor the Mai Mala Buni-led administration will sustain the peace so that residents can return to their normal, peaceful and productive lives.
“It is not surprising that the APC has maintained its status as a united, indivisible and strong political unit in Yobe State under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni. In Mai Mala Buni, the good people of Yobe state and supporters, members and leaders of the Party in the State are blessed with an accomodating leader, a man of peace and reason.
“This is the same consultative and participatory approach Governor Mai Mala Buni has exhibited in his leadership of the APC CECPC and which has seen the caretaker committee achieve its mandate to bring unity and reposition the party as a truly progressive political unit.
“Buoyed by the well-received ongoing membership registration, revalidation and register update exercise, Governor Mai Mala Buni has made the APC the most sorted bride among progressives in the country.
“The APC is set to produce the first verifiable, up-to-date membership register and emerge as the largest political party in Africa in terms of the highest membership strength.”