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President Buhari arrives polling unit for APC ward congress in Daura

by  Nkem Ikeke 2 min read

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Polling Unit Sarkin Yara A Ward of Daura Local government area of Katsina state for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress.

Legit.ng gathers that Sarkin Yara A consists of 15 polling stations and 26 party executives.

The ruling party had fixed May 5 for the ward congress, fixing the local government area (LGA) and state congresses for May 12 and May 19 respectively.

President Buhari arrives polling unit for APC ward congress in Daura
President Buhari joined members of the governing party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his Sarkin Yara Ward, Daura LGA. Photo Credit: Bashir Ahmad

President Buhari participated in the ward congress of the APC which held on Saturday, May 5. He was joined by Katsina state governor Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari and welcomed by congress officials as he arrived.

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President Buhari arrives polling unit for APC ward congress in Daura
President Buhari is participating in the APC Ward Congress holding in Daura, his hometown. Photo Credit: Bashir Ahmad

Among those in attendance were Katsina state APC chairman, Mallam Shittu S. Shittu; member House of Representatives for Daura, Sandamu and Maiadua, Hon. Sani Saidu; and chairman stakeholders, Alhaji Sani Abubakar.

President Buhari arrives polling unit for APC ward congress in Daura
Buhari was joined by Katsina State Governor Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari. Photo Credit: Bashir Ahmad

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Polling Unit Sarkin Yara A Ward for APC Ward Congress in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Daura on Friday, May 4. Photo Credit: M.kabir Salim Babajo Twitter

Buhari departed Abuja for Daura, his hometown in Katsina state, for the ward congress on Friday, May 4.

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Polling Unit Sarkin Yara A Ward for APC Ward Congress in Daura
The APC is holding its ward congress across the country. Photo Credit: M.kabir Salim Babajo Twitter

The presidential jet conveying him touched down at Umaru Musa Ya’Adua Airport, Katsina state at exactly 4:28 pm and shortly after, President Buhari was conveyed in a police chopper to Daura.

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On hand to receive the president on his arrival at the airport were Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Senator Abu Ibrahim and the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman, among others.

Meanwhile the ward congress in some states has been been marred by violence. One person died in Port Harcourt on Friday, May 4, as unidentified persons, suspected to be political thugs vandalised the secretariat of the APC located at the Old Government Residential Area in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

The Rivers command of the Nigerian Police quickly intervened by deploying tear-gas to stop further destruction of the party’s secretariat. Gun shots were fired into the air to scare riotous members and in the process one death was recorded.

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Nkem Ikeke (Copy editor) Nkem Ikeke is currently a copy editor who also writes for the politics and current affairs desk on weekends. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2010), and has over 10 years of work experience in the media industry (Reporter, News Agency of Nigeria). Email: n.ikeke@corp.legit.ng

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