 |
| Nasir El-Rufai |
Ahead
of the 2015 elections, no fewer than seven aspirants have indicated
interest to contest for the governorship ticket of the All Progressive
Congress (APC) in Kaduna State
Some of the aspirants include a former minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a serving member of the House
of Representatives, Isah Ashiru, a former deputy governor of the state,
James Magaji and a host of others.
The state APC chairman, Mr Bala Bantex, told newsmen at the party
secretariat that over 100 aspirants have so far purchased nomination
forms for other elective positions and assured that the party will give a
level playing ground to all the aspirants, while also admitting that
candidates may also emerge through a consensus arrangement if need be.
He vowed that APC will form the next government in the state come
2015, saying that the state has suffered untold hardship under the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government since 1999 till date.
Speaking shortly after picking his nomination form at the state party
secretariat in Kaduna on Tuesday, a governorship aspirant and current
member of the House of Representatives, Rep Isah Ashiru, said he would
create jobs for the teeming populace of the state and also address the
high rate of insecurity in the state.
He also promised to take the state into the next phase of development
through industrialisation and provision of basic amenities to all
communities if elected the next governor of the state.
Source: Channelstv
No comments:
Post a Comment