Jigawa Residents Eager to Welcome Tinubu, Namadi Says Ahead of Presidential Visit

Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has expressed confidence that residents will turn out in large numbers to welcome President Bola Tinubu during his scheduled working visit to the state on Tuesday, November 10.

Namadi said the people of Jigawa did not require any special mobilisation to receive the President, insisting that their enthusiasm and goodwill would naturally bring them out.

The governor spoke with journalists in Dutse after inspecting some of the projects scheduled for commissioning during the presidential visit.

He said the state government had completed preparations for the visit, including arrangements for the commissioning ceremonies and the presidential rally.

“We certainly don’t need to tell Jigawa people to come out. What we will tell them is that Mr President is coming. The moment they hear that, they will come out en masse to welcome the President because of the love they have for him,” Namadi said.

The governor disclosed that Tinubu would commission four major projects during the one-day visit, which he described as the President’s first official working visit to Jigawa since assuming office in May 2023.

The projects include the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multipurpose Skills Acquisition Centre, an agricultural mechanisation programme and the dualisation of Garu Road in Dutse.

Giving details of the agricultural intervention, Namadi said the programme involved 400 tractors, 60 combine harvesters, 150 boom sprayers and 150 seeders, alongside other farming equipment.

He explained that the projects were selected from several completed initiatives across the state because of the limited time available for the President’s visit.

According to him, the selected facilities and project locations are within Dutse metropolis, making it possible for the President to inspect and commission them within the available schedule.

Namadi said the state government had also made some adjustments following observations by officials from the Presidency during an inspection of the facilities.

On security, the governor assured residents that adequate arrangements had been concluded to guarantee the safety of the President, visiting dignitaries and members of the public.

He disclosed that he had met with security chiefs and members of the state security committee to review the arrangements ahead of the visit.

The governor expressed satisfaction with the preparations and urged residents to conduct themselves peacefully throughout the President’s stay.

He also described Tinubu’s decision to visit Jigawa as a demonstration of his concern for the state and its people.

The visit is expected to feature the commissioning of infrastructure and skills development facilities, the launch of agricultural support interventions and a political rally as preparations intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.