Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally scheduled to take place at the Dutse Township Stadium.
Shettima touched down at the Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi International Airport, Dutse, where he was received by Jigawa State Deputy Governor, Umar Namadi, alongside governors Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Babagana Zulum of Borno, Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto, Hope Uzodimma of Imo and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State.
He was also welcomed by members of the National Assembly, senior government officials, APC stakeholders and other prominent political figures from different parts of the country.
The rally is part of the APC’s ongoing mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election, although Jigawa State was initially excluded from the 12 states listed in the party’s presidential campaign tour schedule.
However, while inaugurating the Jigawa State APC Campaign Council on Saturday, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Haruna Aliyu, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu had added Jigawa to his campaign itinerary because of his confidence in the state’s leadership and people.
Before attending the rally, Shettima is expected to join Tinubu in inaugurating four projects executed by the Jigawa State Government.
The projects include the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multipurpose Skills Acquisition Centre, the state’s agricultural mechanisation programme and a dualised road project in Dutse.
The initiatives are designed to strengthen technical education, expand vocational training opportunities, improve agricultural productivity through mechanisation and enhance road infrastructure across the state.
