The member representing Yabo Constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Abubakar Shehu Shamaki, has urged the people of Sokoto State to vote for all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections to consolidate development gains.
Shamaki, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Religious Affairs and is seeking re-election, spoke with journalists on Saturday in Sokoto on preparations for the campaigns.
He said voting for the APC at all levels would consolidate the myriad of developmental achievements recorded under Gov. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto from 2023 to date, anchored on his robust, all-inclusive 9-Point SMART Agenda.
He listed the pillars as security, youth empowerment, economic growth, water supply, education, environment, agriculture, religious affairs, and local government autonomy, which he said have recorded over 90 per cent implementation success.
According to him, the giant strides include allocating the largest share of the budget to education for two consecutive years, surpassing the UNESCO benchmark, with renovation of schools, recruitment of teachers, and increased feeding and maintenance allowances.
He further stated that on security, the administration procured over 170 patrol vehicles for security agencies, 40 Hilux vans and 700 motorcycles for the Community Guard Corps, provided a 5G tracking system, and constructed a military base in Illela while operationalizing an Air Force base.
The lawmaker added that in the health sector, the government rehabilitated 244 Primary Healthcare Centres and 17 General Hospitals, with ongoing works at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital and the State University Teaching Hospital.
He noted that the administration had also revitalized township water schemes that ended years of scarcity, embarked on massive urban and rural road and housing projects, and ensured fiscal discipline without resorting to costly commercial loans.
Hon. Shamaki also extolled the administration's strides in bolstering religious activities, especially the massive statewide rehabilitation and construction of mosques and Islamiyya schools, among others.
The lawmaker lauded key federal government infrastructure projects in the state and across Nigeria under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, especially the ongoing 1,068km Illela-Badagry Superhighway.
He recalled that it was a legacy project conceived 47 years ago by former President Shehu Shagari, linking Illela in Sokoto to Badagry in Lagos and traversing Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states, with concrete pavement technology.
He said the House of Representatives in April 2026 approved a $516.3 million loan from Deutsche Bank with N265.54 billion counterpart funding for the project.
Hon. Shamaki also cited the ongoing reconstruction of the 750km Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria dual carriageway, now converted to rigid concrete pavement for durability and scheduled for completion in 2028.
He applauded the APC leader in the state, Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, for his invaluable mentorship, guidance and direction for the APC-led administration, describing his tutelage as the elixir needed by Gov. Ahmed Aliyu.
"We are happy that he has continued to take Sokoto State to greater heights and more are coming," Shamaki said.
He therefore appealed to the electorate to continue to repose confidence in the APC and all its candidates at all levels.
"We should patriotically vote for the APC and all its candidates for Sokoto State and Nigeria to remain on the current commendable trajectory of development. Doing so means trusting the APC to continue to make Sokoto State better than it was before May 2023 and Nigeria as a whole," he added.
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