The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement on Sunday commenced mobilisation in Kano State to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Speaking at the official inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement held in the open arena of the Kano State Government House, the Grand Patron of the movement, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, called on Kano people to cast their votes for President Tinubu to ensure a return of power to the north in 2031.
Represented by Kestin Pondi, Managing Director of Tantita Limited, Ekpemupolo, urged the people of Kano not to be deceived by the many promises of opposition candidates including the vow to only serve a single term by another southern presidential candidate.
He further said the north must make a wise political choice by re-electing President Tinubu, who has supported the north politically and will also hand over power to them in 2031, in respect for the gentleman’s agreement that the presidency rotates between the south and the north with two terms each.
The Grand patron stated that the movement has solid support from high ranking sons and daughters of the north as well as people in the grassroots who are regularly being moblised to come out to vote Tinubu.
He said: “No presidential candidate can come here to tell us that he wants to be elected for four years and actually keep to his promise to stay for four years. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu he is about rounding up his first four years.
“He doesn’t have reasons to deceive us, he is meant to serve just another four years and we will all rally around your preferred northern candidate for the presidency in 2031.
‘Our plea to the very good and great people of Kano State is that, don’t allow anybody to deceive you that they will come and do just four years from the scratch; anybody that comes to tell you that is coming to deceive you. Every elected politician wants to stay for eight years as provided in the constitution”.
“We move from Door-to-Door. We move from Market-to-market. We move from house-to-house; we move from mosque-to-mosque. We move from ward to ward and we ensure that we tell he people the good things President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done”, he stated.
Tompolo said the movement, other groups and individuals supporting the President aren’t oblivious of the challenges being faced by the people following the far-reaching reforms introduced by the current administration; he however highlighted the many successes recorded by President Tinubu as well as significant progress recorded in dealing with high level insecurity across the country.
“Yes, reforms come with peculiar challenges. But if you want to change a system, it will come with its challenges.
“The economic policies introduced by President Bola Ahmed have given more money to the various states and this has helped different governors execute projects, pay salaries, pay pension and carry out duties that are expected of governors”, he stressed.
The Grand Patron identified the Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf as one of the governors who have utilized the increased funding received from the Federal Government, noting that Gov. Yusuf’s investment in infrastructure, education and other key sectors is evident across the state.
In his speech, Gov. Yusuf described Kano State as 100 per cent in support of Tinubu’s second term, stressing that Kano is a state of people with integrity, who keep to agreements.
The governor while calling on his people to vote for the APC all through, said rotational presidency promotes unity in the country and it should be sustained.
“It is my humble decision to align myself with the policies of the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Let me say that Kano State in behind the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces one hundred percent”, he stated.
Gov. Yusuf further called on the north to back President Tinubu to complete the turn of the south in presidency, saying it is the right thing to do.
“We made a promise that because of the effort of the president in ensuring the provision of infrastructure in all sectors of the economy, including human capital development, we decided from this side of region to support his candidature and reelection by the grace of Allah, come January 2027”, he emphasised.
“Let me reiterate that Nigeria’s unity is uncompromised. Nigerians have decided to come together as a people, Nigeria has decided that as with the initial agreement in the last two decades, that the north will be in control of the presidency for eight consecutive years and the north will hand over to the south for another eight consecutive years.
“I want to say for the last administration, a northerner was elected, our late president, Mohammed Buhari,stayed in government for eight years and at the end of his tenure, power was handed over to the south and then, Nigerians decided to elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“President Bola Tinubu has served Nigeria for over three years and we are now coming for another election, it is therefore our responsibility as Nigerians, as respected people, to agree that the President should be reelected for another term of four years”, the governor stated.
Gov. Yusuf expressed appreciation to Tompolo for taking the Door-To-Door movement across the country and especially to northern states.
Earlier in his welcome address, the National Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door movement, Comrade Sunday Adekanbi Asuku, called on the people of Kano to vote massively for President Tinubu.
He said: “We are here to seek a full support and to gather a pyramid of votes for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The reason is simple and short, President Tinubu has done for Kano what he has not done even for Lagos State.
“Today, over 40 federal appointees are from Kano State. Today, you have the Kano Northern Bypass which is 37 km with 10 bridges. Today under this administration, there is the Kano- Kaduna standard gauge rail connected to Kano to Abuja and beyond.
“Today, we have the Kano- Daura Rail line and so many other projects. And that is why we are here to make you understand that you should not be carried away by the frivolities of people under the guise of opposition. They don’t mean well for Nigeria.
“But on the other side, President Tinubu has done well in the past three years, and if we give him the opportunity, he would consolidate on the foundation he has led for the past three and a half years”, he said
