Politics
2023: Niger North okays Senator Sabi Abdullahi for third term
***Constituents procure N20m nomination form for him
Constituents across the eight local government Councils in Niger North Senatorial District stormed the national assembly on Thursday to declare their support for the aspiration of Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi for third term in office as Senator representing them
They took their endorsement to another level by procuring N20 million nomination and expression of interest forms for the All Progressives Congress (APC) which they handed over to him at the Senate wing of the National Assembly.
The Leader of the constituents who is also the Director General of Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi Campaign Organisation, Mallam Muhammad Danladi said the narrative of Niger North Senatorial District has positively changed within the last seven years of Senator Sabi’s representation.
According to him , Senator Sabi’s responsive and quality representation in the Senate within the last seven years, has transformed Niger North Senatorial District and tremendously improved the welfare of the constituents .
“All the leaders of the 87 wards and eight local government Councils in the Senatorial District are here to tell you to continue your responsive and quality representation of them in the Senate.
“You did excellently well during the 8th Senate and also repeating the feat in the about to end 9th Senate, the reason why the largest percentage of constituents from the Zone, want you to continue your good work in the 10th National Assembly .
“As a practical demonstration of our support for you to run again for the Niger North Senatorial District , the N20 million expression of interest and nomination forms have been procured for you from the National Headquarters of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Niger North people are behind you and you must run failure for which may attract litigation against you “, he said .
Leaders from all the eight local government Councils from the zone, in their separate submissions called on Senator Sabi Abdullahi to run for Niger North Senatorial seat for the third term .
Senator Abdullah while responding thanked his constituents for the unprecedented support given him and declared his acceptance of their request.
He said apart from the Federal University of Education, Kotangora which he facilitated through sponsorship of a bill to that effect, all the eight local government Councils within the Senatorial District, have been touched in one way or the other , in terms of required Infrastructure .
“For me, if politics is not beneficial to the people, it is useless. My representation of Niger North Senatorial District in the Senate, will surely continue to be beneficial to the entire people of the zone “, he said .