Nasarawa State: Igbo, Idoma & Gbagyi Communities Pledge Support to NNPP
Amina Mohammed, Lafia.
The Igbo, Idoma and Gbagyi communities in Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa state, North-Central Nigeria, have pledged their total support to Abdullahi Maidoya, the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
Speaking on behalf of the Igbo community, the traditional ruler, Igwe Eze Igbo the fifth, Mr. Nnameka Christopher, pledged their support when the NNPP gubernatorial candidate, Abdullahi Maidoya, visited him at the palace, seeking his royal blessing and the support of the Igbo community in Nasarawa local government area of the state.
Eze Igbo advocated the need for peaceful coexistence among communities and urged politicians to shun “politics of drawback syndrome.”
For his part, the NNPP gubernatorial aspirant promised to promote policies and programmes that would improve the security and socio-economic well-being of the citizens, if given the mandate.
Maidoya, who was overwhelmed by the turnout of Igbo supporters, described the NNPP as a replica of the defunct Nigeria People’s Party (NPP) of the Nigerian Second Republic, 1979-1983, which tried to promote social justice and social change as vital ingredients of its mission as well as create a national outlook.
Similarly, the Gbagyi community in the Nasarawa local government area also pledged its support to the NNPP gubernatorial candidate.
The youth chairman of the Gbagyi community, Moses Kuku, described the Gbagyis as a community of peace-loving people and stressed the need for harmony to ensure the progress and development of the state.
While appreciating Maidoya for the visit, Kuku called on the Gbagyi people to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to enable them to exercise their franchise in next month’s elections.
Meanwhile, the NNPP deputy governorship candidate, Adams Nyisina Gwamna; and the NNPP state chairman, Sidi Bako, among others, stressed the need to collectively close ranks in the interest of the party, noting that the party has a good plan for the people.
Maidoya also visited the officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nasarawa local government area to seek moral support.
Prayers were offered for a peaceful conduct of the 2023 elections.
Edited by Amaka E. Nliam
