The Muslim Community In Cross River State has reaffirmed their support for the Governorship Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress,APC in the State,Senator Bassey Otu,saying their block vote will be for him.
The Ummah made their position known when the APC Governorship Candidate met with the enlarge Muslim Leadership led by the Head of Hausa/Fulani and Muslim Community,Alhaji Sarki Garuba Lawan and others in Calabar .
The Community used the period along side the women wing to pray for his victory,saying “Otu victory is for the betterment of the Ummah in Cross River State.
According to the leaders who spoke at the event , includes the Sarki Hausa /Fulani of Calabar Municipality, Sanni Baba Gombe, Sheik Abdulkadir Bature and Sheik Bashir Abuga, as well as the leadership of the state Council of Imams and Schorlars,support for the continuity agenda of the APC led government will help to promote Democratic dividends and good governance in Cross River State.
The women wing led by the Ameerah and Chairperson of Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN),Hajia Lateefah Yahaya Idinye, prayed for peaceful election come Saturday March 11,2023.
Responding, The All Progressives Governorship Candidate, Senator Bassey Otu, said the socio-economic and political contributions of the Muslim Community In the state cannot be over emphasised.
Otu, called on the muslim Community who are of voting age to go out and vote in their numbers for the All Progressive Congress,APC this Saturday.
He assured the Ummah that all their requests and challenges facing them in the community will be looked into when he’s elected,promising that the annual Hajj sponsorship will top some of his basic agenda for the Muslim Muslim Community in Cross River State.
