More than 2,000 academics under the Jigawa State Academic Forum have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, for second terms in office.
The academics announced their endorsement during an interactive session with Governor Namadi at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Dutse.
Chairman of the forum, Prof. Haruna Birniwa, said the decision followed an assessment of the achievements of the Tinubu administration at the federal level and the Namadi administration in Jigawa State.
‘Those of us here physically present, about 2,000 plus, and others who are unavoidably absent, make an unflinching support for our amiable President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Malam Umar Namadi to continue for a second term,’ Birniwa said.
During the session, Namadi highlighted the achievements of his administration in education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, economic empowerment and employment under its 12-Point Agenda.
He also outlined policies and programmes of the Tinubu administration, which he said had positively impacted Nigeria and Jigawa State.
Speaking with reporters after the endorsement, Namadi said the meeting was initially expected to attract about 700 academics but recorded an attendance of more than 2,000.
He said, ‘After all the presentations we made to them, they were able to appreciate what Mr President has done for Nigeria and what he has done also for Jigawa State.
‘They were very happy with what we have done and they were also happy with the President. So, at the same time, they endorsed both the President and myself for the second term.’
Namadi said the endorsement demonstrated that the academics were closely following developments in the country and assessing government performance.
He assured them that his administration would continue to improve the lives of the people and would not disappoint them.
Also speaking, Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Masari, described the endorsement as significant and urged the academics to continue supporting programmes that improve the lives of Nigerians.
He also called for sustained improvement in the performance of both administrations over the past three years.