DEFENCE MINISTER ENDORSES TINUBU, SANI FOR RE-ELECTION

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By: Muftau Fatimo

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has reaffirmed his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, in the 2027 general elections.

Musa made his position known in Kaduna on Friday during a meeting with local government coordinators of GCG Musawah 4 PBAT 2027, a political mobilisation group campaigning for the re-election of Tinubu and Sani.

According to a statement signed by the group’s Secretary, James Swam, the meeting provided an opportunity for the minister to engage with the leadership of the movement, coordinators representing the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State, and representatives of more than 300 affiliated support and interest groups.

The minister reiterated his backing for the two leaders as the political group intensifies its mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.

Addressing the gathering, Musa reportedly urged members of the movement to remain determined in their mobilisation efforts, stressing the need for collective commitment towards building a stronger and more prosperous in the country.

“I will continue to work hard for Nigeria to succeed. We should remain determined to build this country because together we are stronger as a nation,” he said.

Musa also emphasised the importance of religious tolerance, national unity and peaceful coexistence, drawing from his childhood experience in Sokoto.

“I grew up in Sokoto; there is no way I can object to any religion. I remember that during Sallah, as children, we were the ones who would hold the ram to be slaughtered,” he recalled.

The minister said the country was endowed with enormous human and material resources capable of transforming the country if citizens remained united and committed to national development.

“God put us in Nigeria to build this country, and we have the capacity to do it, both in human and material resources,” Musa stated.

He urged Nigerians to see nation-building as a collective responsibility, stressing that progress would require unity, determination and commitment to the national interest.

The National Coordinator of the movement, Polycarp Gankon, who was the 2019 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Kaduna State, expressed appreciation to Musa for his continued support and for engaging directly with the movement’s grassroots coordinators and affiliated support groups.

Gankon described the minister’s engagement as a further boost to the movement’s mobilisation activities across the state.