APC Presidential Campaign Targets Northern Farmers, Traders, Others

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has designed plans to engage farmers, traders and other economic stakeholders in the north.

This was disclosed yesterday by the director, Trade and Economic Directorate (North), Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah

Saraki, while inaugurating the 96-member of her committee yesterday in Abuja.

Saraki, who also serves as the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, said they will focus on the northern belt which spans a land mass of 281,872 square miles, home to great farmers, skilled craftsmen and astute traders.

She added that Tinubu has demonstrated that he is an engine for prosperity.

She said, “The focus of our

Directorate is the northern belt, spanning a land mass of 281,872 square miles, home to great farmers, skilled craftsmen and astute traders.

“Northern Nigeria has a rich historical heritage in trade that dates back to the trans-Saharan trade route, when the region was a bustling flourishing trade-hub that marketed goods that found its way to European shores.

“Today, the region which hosts one of the biggest markets in the country; the Kano market remains a potential rich economic-base, which with the right support and policies can transform the lives, the community and the region as a whole.

“We are all aware of the reality of the global economic lull in the post Covid19 era which the present administration has been able to cushion the grave impacts on our citizens despite the prevailing statistics.