Jigawa governor promises warm welcome for President Tinubu's visit

The Jigawa State Government is ready to give President Bola Tinubu a warm welcome when he arrives on Tuesday for a working visit and campaign rally.

Governor Umar Namadi spoke to reporters on Sunday after checking the project sites and the campaign rally venue. He said they have finished all the arrangements for logistics and security before the visit.

The governor shared that President Tinubu will inaugurate important developmental and agricultural projects in Dutse, the state capital, during his visit.

He mentioned that the president will unveil 400 brand-new tractors with implements, 60 combined harvesters, 150 threshers, and 150 boom sprayers.

Governor Namadi also noted that Mr Tinubu will commission the Renewed Hope Technical Services, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multipurpose Skills Acquisition Centre, and the newly dualised Garo Road within Dutse.

The governor explained that his administration has completed projects in all 27 local government areas, but the ones to be commissioned on Tuesday were chosen in Dutse due to the president’s busy schedule.

"We have checked all the project sites that the President will commission and the venue for the campaign rally. We are very confident and eagerly waiting for Mr President. I can say that Jigawa is ready for Mr President," Governor Namadi stated.

He added, "We chose a few projects within the metropolis, keeping in mind the President’s timing. We have many projects across the 27 local government areas, but because of the President’s tight schedule, he cannot see all of them in one day."

Reaffirming the state’s support for the administration, Governor Namadi expressed hope for a large turnout. He noted that the people of Jigawa respect the President greatly.

"We believe that Jigawa is for President Bola Tinubu; once we inform the people that the president is coming, they will come out in large numbers to welcome him. The residents are eager to receive the President," the governor said.

Jigawa State is not part of the 12-state campaign tour that Mr Tinubu announced through the All Progressives Congress (APC).

During the inauguration of the Jigawa State APC campaign council on Saturday, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Haruna Aliyu, mentioned that the president added Jigawa due to his trust in the state’s leadership and its people.