2015: 28 Borno lawmakers obtain APC guber form for Shettima

No fewer than 28 lawmakers, including members of the National Assembly from Borno State and their counterparts at the Borno State Assembly, yesterday picked an expression of interest and nomination forms for the state Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima.

According to the lawmakers, Governor Shettima was their choice candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Borno State governorship. With this, the governor is set to seek a re-election in 2015.
The lawmakers, comprising one out of two APC senators, five out of the eight members of the House of Representatives on the platform of APC and 22 out of 27 members of the Borno State House of Assembly, were among those who refused to join the former governor of the state, Ali Modu Sheriff, in People Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking on why the lawmakers decided to obtain the forms for the governor, Tahiru Monguno, said as a representative of Borno people, they were at the party secretariat to express the confidence that Borno people and residents had in the governor.
“The excellent performance of the governor in the last three and half years, especially with the manner he manages the security challenges in the state, his genuine efforts towards restoring peace, his reconstruction efforts and his courage in carrying out numerous projects despite the challenges, are the things that motivated us.
“As you can see, despite the recent defection of some APC stalwarts to the PDP in Borno State, majority of the lawmakers at the national and state Assembly remained in APC and are standing behind the governor,” Monguno, said.
Earlier, while presenting the forms, the party’s Deputy National Chairman, South, Mr. Segun Oni, said it was a good thing that the lawmakers had come to show solidarity with their governor, saying: “One good ‘term’ deserves another.”
He assured that APC would continue its dominance in the state.
Receiving the forms after making payments, Senator Ndume told the party national leaders that Borno State was a comfortable APC stronghold, assuring the national headquarters that its leaders had nothing to worry about.