2023: President Buhari To Adamawa People: ” Make History, Give Me A Female Governor”

By Akinwale Kasali

President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown his weight behind Women, saying there is need for them to be saddled with leadership role for the betterment of the Nation.

The President said this in Yola, Adamawa State, where he urged the electorate to vote massively for the All Progressives Congress, APC,  Governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aisha Binani, as Nigeria’s First Female Governor in the March 11 Governorship election.

He said her emergence would send a signal to the World about Nigeria’s leadership maturity.

Buhari stressed that although women had participated in Nigeria’s leadership from a distance, it was high time they came close and shared in the Country’s governance.

“The women have been fighting from a distance, let them now come close, and also share in leadership,” Buhari said when he visited the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Mustapha, at his Palace in Yola.

In a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled ‘Women deserve a chance to rule, vote Senator Aisha Binani as next governor of Adamawa State – President Buhari.’

Voicing his support for Binani, Buhari said, “I came here to make sure that from the end of Nigeria to other places, I want to identify with the candidate, Binani, and other candidates.

“We are here to ensure that Binani becomes the first female elected governor, God willing. Her election will speak to Nigeria and the world through Adamawa State.

“I thank you very much for all the support. I want everyone to support her to win. And for those in opposition to us, I wish them the best of luck.”

The President added, “We will give her our moral support. The women have been fighting from a distance, let them now come close, and also share in leadership.”

In his remark, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, thanked the President for various interventions in the State.

Fintiri who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, told the delegation, “I wish you well and all the best in the campaigns.”

Describing Adamawa State as Buhari’s “second home,” he said, “We want to thank you for various and several projects in Adamawa. All our proposals for the state have been approved.”

“We will not get tired of receiving you in the State. We will continue to pray for you. We love you and admire you. You have done well and surpassed what is expected of a leader,” the Governor added.