Politics

I’ll tackle corruption in fuel subsidy if elected – Kwankwaso

By Web News 675

By Dayo Adu

The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso said his administration if elected would leverage local content and Direct labour of indigenous contractors to build and improve Nigerian roads and infrastructures.

He stated this in Ibadan at the presidential parley organised by Southwest Development Stakeholders Forum to engage him on his planned programmes in relation to the Southwest region.

Alhaji Kwankwaso promised to improve on his achievements as two termed governor of Kano state to upgrade the education system through the provision of scholarships for students in public and private tertiary Institutions, payment of WAEC examination fees, an increase of JAMB result validity from one year to four years as well as recruit more teachers.

The NNPP Presidential candidate noted that his administration would tackle corruption in fuel subsidy, which brought about fuel scarcity, adding that fuel subsidies would be totally removed with the provision of palliatives to cushion the effect on the masses.

Earlier, in a remark, Director General, DAWN Commission, Mr Seye Oyeleye, advocated inclusiveness to enhance the rapid development of southwest and other regions of the federation.

Chairman of the forum and Publisher of Alaroye weekly magazine, Mr Alao Adedayo who said the forum was apolitical urged the presidential candidate to ensure regional needs and interests were accorded high priority if elected.

A total of five Presidential candidates which include  Prince Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP, Omoyele Sowore of AAC and Alhaji Kola Abiola of PRP had featured on the presidential parley series while presidential candidates of Labour party Peter Obi and All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are being expected to feature on later dates.

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Politics

Kwankwaso Woos South West Voters

By Web News 740

By Nashirdeen Sherifdeen

The New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP is set to build a strong, more united and prosperous country that citizens can be proud of when elected into power.   

NNPP National leader and presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso stated this during the South West Zonal/State governorship campaign flag-off in Ibadan.   

Senator Kwankwaso, urged Nigerians to vote NNPP from top to bottom in order to address insecurity, infrastructure deficit and ensure good life where justice, equity and fairness shall reign.   

He promised to put an end to all sufferings resulting from bad governance.   

The NNPP presidential candidate called on the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to adhere to the six months period for the return of old currencies as stipulated in the apex bank act, urging stakeholders in the petroleum sector to address perennial fuel scarcity in the country.   

In a remark, NNPP national chairman, Professor Ahmed Alkali, who described Senator Kwankwaso as a masses-oriented leader and promise keeper, who has nationwide social network advised Nigerians to vote for all candidates of the party in the forthcoming general election.    S

Secretary, Board of Trustees, Mallam Buba Galadima said Ibadan which is the pace setter city in terms of development and innovations would be the epicenter of new Nigeria envisioned by the party.     

In a goodwill message, Oyo state NNPP governorship candidate, Chief Joshua Popoola promised to ensure the state has better standard of education, improved security, industrialization and local government autonomy for accelerated development at the grassroots level when voted into power.     

NNPP Southwest leader, Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan said the party was ready to reclaim the state and set it on the path of good governance.     

Highlights of the rally was the presentation of party flags to governorship, national assembly and state house of assembly candidates of the party across the southwest states.