- * Rancour Free Campaigns, Thuggery
By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)
Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, on Sunday, tasked youths in Nasarawa state to deploy all their arsenals to work for the success of Tinubu/Shetima, others in the 2023 polls.
Almakura who is an APC lawmaker representing Nasarawa South Senatorial district at the National Assembly, made the call when a group under the aegis of Lafia APC Youth Mobilization Awareness, paid him a courtesy call at his residence in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.
The Senator thanked the group for their initiative and described their move as timely. According to him, this is the critical moment for political activities in the state.
The former governor noted that youths as nucleus of politics, have critical role to play as stakeholders in decision making in a civilized political environment.
"As you all know, you are the nucleus of politics in a given society. You are the movers and shakers of political activities that can shape, make or mar elections. I therefore appeal to you to shun thuggery, mobilize support for Tinubu/Shetima, in the forthcoming general elections".
He tasked the group to ensure a rancour free mobilization any where they found themselves before and during the general elections.
Earlier, the Leader of the group, Wa'a Gagere, had informed the lawmaker that the group emerged as a pressure group to champion the course of reconciling some members of APC who left the party as a result of the outcome of the APC's primaries in Nasarawa State.
Gagere disclosed that they have selected 6 persons from each ward and 10 from each polling units of Lafia local government area to ensure that their activities get to the grass roots.
According to a statement issued at the meeting by Danjuma Joseph, Chief press Secretary to Senator Al-Makura and made available to Journalists, the group have so far visited all the 14 electoral wards to sensitize the electorates on the need to remain committed to the re-election of APC in 2023. NNL.
