From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Ahead of the February 25 presidential and federal legislative elections and the March 11 governorship and state legislative polls, former vice president Namadi Sambo and the former governors of Kaduna State, Mohammed Ahmed Makarfi and Ramalan Yero, have vowed to uproot the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.
They made the vow in their respective speeches at the official flag-off and presentation of flags to candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Kaduna Central Senatorial district and various positions in the elections.
The senatorial candidate of the party for the Kaduna Central senatorial candidate, Lawal Adamu, was officially handed over the flags of the PDP as its candidate.
Sambo who was the Special Guest of honour at the ceremony called on Nigerians and good people of Kaduna state to come out en masse and vote for all the PDP candidates in the elections.
For Governor Yero and Senator Makarfi, all the PDP members must unite, go back to their respective polling units and seek votes, and protect their votes until victory is achieved completely.
“We the former Governors of the State will guide the Governorship candidate of the party when voted accordingly” he assured.
Earlier in their goodwill messages, Senators Shehu Sani and Sani Bello called on Nigerians and Kaduna people to ensure that APC is not given the opportunity to come back to power, “both at the state and national level or the suffering being experienced now will be a child’s play”.
The flag-off, which was held at the Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex, attended by a massive crowd, had several party chieftains in attendance including former NEMA boss Sani Sidi and former NNPC GMD Andrew Yakubu, among others.