Senator Kabiru Marafa Photo/Daily Trust
Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (downstream), Senator Kabiru Marafa has mentioned he'll contest the Zamfara governorship race in 2019 elections.
Marafa made recognized his intention to vie for the governorship race when the newly elected govt of the All Progressives Congress (APC) within the state paid him a sallah go to at his residence on Monday.
In a assertion, which was made obtainable to reporters after the go to, the lawmaker mentioned, he would formally declare his intention to contest for the governorship race in an event to be held in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital.
He additional disclosed that he was beneath strain from the party faithfuls and the residents to contest.
Marafa mentioned; “Following the quite a few calls throughout the 14 native authorities areas of the state, I've determined to affix the governorship race.
“If elected, I will fight corruption, injustice and provide the much needed leadership to stimulate the growth and development of Zamfara state.”
“If we provide security, our people will return to their homes and farmlands to do what they know best and that is farming.”
“If given the needed support, we in Zamfara can feed the country with the enormous resources Allah has blessed us with,” he additionally mentioned.