Massive Crowd as Lamido Leads PDP Rally for House of Reps By-election
By: Ahmed Aminu, Dutse
The Jigawa State chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has held a massive rally to garner support for Alhaji Auwalu Isah Manzo, its candidate for Babura/Garki federal constituency seat in Saturday’s by-election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated August 16, 2025, for the by-election following the death of the lawmaker representing the area, Isa Dogonyaro in May 2024 after a brief illness.
The party’s 2023 governorship candidate Mustapha Lamido, the state party chairman, Alhaji Babandi Ibrahim, Senator representing Jigawa south west, Mustapha Khabeeb, and other party chieftains and supporters were in Babura for the mega rally on Thursday, where they renewed their commitment to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress from power.
The campaign trail had earlier visited to Doko, Kargo, Dan Ali and Garki soliciting for votes before arriving Babura where thr candidate was presented with the party’s flag.
Speaking at the grand rally, Lamido urged the people to translate their huge turnout in all places visited during the campaign to solid votes for the PDP on the day of the election.
According to him, people are tired, frustrated and fed up with the ruling APC’s bad and anti-people policies and ready to effect a change.
“The ruling party leaders are being booed and insulted as a result of the pains they inflicted on Nigerians. APC is not moving the state and country forward, rather it has drawn back the laudable 16 years legacies of the PDP in terms of human and infrastructural development.
“You are all living witnesses to what PDP government at the center did for 16 years, and eight years in Jigawa state. Our past leaders under PDP worked tirelessly in accordance with the party’s manifesto to positively transform and uplift the socio-economic lives of the people.”
Lamido advised voters in Babura/Garki federal constituency not to be deceive by “unrealistic promises, small token of a packet of spaghetti, one poor quality wrapper, soap, salt and a packet of Maggi to vote any party other than PDP”.
“Vote wisly. Come out en-mass and vote for Auwalu Isah Manzo. Protect your votes and escort your ballot boxes to the collation center.
“He is an intelligent, brilliant and educated retired civil servant who knows and worry and is committed to people’s needs. He will not disappoints you.”
On his part, the state PDP chairman Babandi Ibrahim said “this election on Saturday, the 16th of August 2025, will be the determining factor and the end of APC in the state”.
He described the APC as a party of lies and propaganda, with nothing worthwhile to show in the state but failure,
Also, Senator Khabeeb in his remarks said he was delighted and impressed with the turnout of youths and women during the rally and urged them to mobilise more people to vote for the PDP on Saturday.
The candidate, Auwalu Isah Manzo, promised positive, effective and good representation if elected, adding that he would never let the people down.
