Buhari, Oyegun in Adamawa; canvass support for APC candidates

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other party officials have arrived Yola, the Adamawa State capital, to campaign for the party’s candidates.

Mr. Buhari and other leaders of the APC arrived Yola airport at 10.55 a.m.

They were received by the leader of the party in the state, Atiku Abubakar, and the governorship candidate Umaru Bindow.

The President-elect later proceeded to palace of the Lamido of Adamawa.

At Lelewa hotel where Mr. Buhari addressed APC members and supporters, he said, “l am in Adamawa state to say thank you for your votes and l appeal to you all to vote for APC candidates in the remaining election in the state.

“We believed in you and we know that your support to us will enable us serve you better and that is why we are appeal to you to vote for Bindow and all the House of Assembly members.”

Others speakers, including Messrs Atiku and Oyegun, appealed to the people of the state to come out in their numbers to vote for APC candidates come April 11.