The Yobe State Governor, Mr Ibrahim Gaidam, has inaugurated a committee that will work out strategies that will ensure his return to office during the 2015 general elections.
Chaired by a grass root mobiliser and House of Representative hopeful, Sidi Karasuwa, the governor said the choice of Sidi Karasuwa was based on his track records in mobilising and galvanising the electorate towards ensuring victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels.
Inaugurating the committee at the Government House in Damaturu, Governor Gaidam said the appointment and subsequent inauguration of the committee was sequel to his recent endorsement by APC delegates in the state as the sole governorship candidate and stressed that campaign of such magnitude needed collective efforts towards achieving the desired success.
He described the chairman and members of the committee as people with vision, dignity, proven integrity and confidence and expresses optimism that APC would record huge success in the forthcoming general elections.
“His ability to Marshall Men and resources to achieve results has recommended him once again to lead my 2015 campaign organisation. I have immense pleasure to announce the appointment of Hon. Sidi Karasuwa, popularly known as “GUGUWA FASA LAIMA” as the Director General of Ibrahim Gaidam 2015 Campaign Organisation. I congratulate him and remind him that we have high expectations of him and his team to do more in 2015 and surpass previous records” the governor said
He listed the terms of reference of the committee to include; map out calendar for events of the campaigns, address problems promptly and proffer immediate solutions, organise fund raising and maintain the campaign financial accounts among others as well as strategist measures that will ensure the success of the APC at all elections.
Mr Ibrahim Gaidam also asked the committee to make the best use of the social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and the YouTube in publicising their activities.
The convener of the inauguration, who is also the Secretary to the Yobe State Government, Mr Baba Goni Machina, described the choice of Mr Sidi Karasuwa among other members of the committee as excellent choice and said their efforts resulted to the landslide victory recorded during the 2011 General Elections.
He expressed optimism that with the support and cooperation of the Governor and well-meaning people of the state, the committee would perform more than what it did in the previous elections.
In his speech, the Director General of the campaign organisation Mr Karasuwa said that with the current political situation in the country, the team decided to tag the 2015 campaign as “Operation Win Your Local Government”.
While commending the governor for having confidence in them, the Director General also told party loyalists to remain watchful on the activities of the opposition in the state particularly on rigging policies.