By Abdullshi Isah, Maiduguri
As the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly approaches, the anointed Speakership candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Femi Gbajabiamila along side other members of the House of Representatives were in Maiduguri to canvas support for the APC candidate.
Addressing the Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, members of the House of Representatives from Borno state and other stakeholders at the Government House, Maiduguri, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila said ” Borno state is my stronghold. I believe all the 10 House of Representatives members from the state are with me and our great party”.
Hon Gbajabiamila said further: ” the 9th Assembly under our leadership if elected will be better than the 8th Assembly. I assure you good relationship between the National Assembly and the executive for more dividends of democracy and the development of our great nation in general”.
He assured that if elected, Borno State will Borno will receive better attention especially in the area of reconstruction and rehabilitation of facilities destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgency.
Responding, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state said “we held consultations with former Governor Kashim Shettima, members of both 8th and incoming National Assembly and decided to go.with our party’s position, hence our support for the Femi/Wase leadership project.”
“We are solemnly behind the interest of the party, but we expect reciprocate gesture from the National Assembly to accelerate our reconstruction, resettlement and rehabilitation as Borno is the most devastated in terms of Boko Haram insurgency” the governor added.
While sympathizing with the people of Borno state over lives and property lost in the insurgency, the campaign train also presented drugs, food items and non food items for onward distribution to the Internally Displaced Persons, ” (IDPs) in the state.
