The PDP is confident the party will retain its gubernatorial seat in Sokoto in the next 2023 General Elections.
Dr Balarabe Shehu-Kakale, a member of the House of Representatives (PDP-Sokoto), representing Dange-Shuni-Bodinga-Tureta Federal Constituency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
Balarabe noted that as far as the 2023 polls were concerned, no other party can win the PDP in the state and added that the party had embarked on numerous project towards the development of the state.
he said:” This is through quality deliverables of works, services and human capital development at all levels by the state and local governments, as well as other elected officials.
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“Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has a scorecard that has been commended by all in the areas of human capital and Infrastructural development.
“There are also issues on education reforms, basic, secondary, almajiri education and out-of-school children reforms.
“There is also the remodeling and mainstreaming, huge investments in higher education especially the sponsorship of hundreds of foreign students to study high value courses.
“He has also done so much in health, agriculture, security and civil service, financial and fiscal reforms, among others.”
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He added that the people of the state were also comfortable with the PDP governorship candidate, Alhaji Sa’idu Umar and his running mate, Alhaji Sagir Attahiru-Bafarawa.
Shehu-Kakale said: “We are doing a lot of work, still consulting and also reaching out to people, everybody is important, women, youth and businessmen and farmers.
“The state government is still working hard to make people see reason in the team and the need to continue with the good works of the governor.
“So, with the scorecard and gale of defections into the party, we are sure that PDP is set to win the governorship election in the state.”
Shehu-Kakale said that this also applied to them as representatives, insisting that the people were the witnesses.
“So, we leave everything to God and by His grace, we are hopeful our people will give us another chance to represent them.
“We are all confident, we have done our best, we are doing our best and with the constant moblisations and interactions, we are sure of victory,” the lawmaker said.