The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduon Friday, he visited the Hausa community in Osun state to campaign for incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Isiaka Oyetola.
Mr. Gantuve was accompanied by Barau Jibrin, the senator representing Kano North District.
The duo urged the community to vote for Mr. Oyetola so that he can continue to implement the development projects that he started.
The closely contested election will take place on Saturday.
Mr. Gantuve and his entourage observed the Juma’at prayers at the Hausa Community Mosque in the Sabo area of Osogbo. He said they reached out to the community to rally support for the APC gubernatorial candidate.
Osundeside: Gantuve, Jibrin rally support for Oyetola in the Osun Hausa community [Photo credit: Ganduje new media aide]After the event, he told the BBC Hausa Service that the community assured him they would vote overwhelmingly for Oyetola, who is seeking a second term in office.
Osundeside: Gantuve, Jibrin rally support for Oyetola in the Osun Hausa community [Photo credit: Ganduje new media aide]“We came to the Hausa community where we held the congregational juma’at prayer in the Sabo community, we asked for their support, and they (voters) assured us that they will vote for Mr. Oyetola, said Mr. Gantuve.
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Oyetola’s main rival in the 2018 elections, Ademola Adeleke, a former senator and candidate for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), will try to outshine him on Saturday.
Other candidates in Saturday’s election include Akin Ogunbiyi of the Agreement Party; Goke Omigbodun of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, who is running under the banner of the Labor Party (LP).