From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu
Yobe State businessman and contractor, Alhaji Liman Dabuwa, popularly known as Damuli, has intensified political mobilisation for the All Progressives Congress (APC), taking his campaign to more than five communities in Machina Local Government Area ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Under the slogan “From Top to Bottom – No Mixture,” Dabuwa embarked on a community-to-community engagement, meeting traditional rulers, community leaders and residents to canvass support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, the governorship ambition of Baba Malam Wali and other APC candidates.
During the tour, the businessman urged residents to support APC candidates across all elective positions, advocating a unified political choice from the presidential to other levels of government.
The mobilisation exercise culminated in a visit to the palace of the Emir of Machina, Alhaji Bashir Albishir Bukar Machinama, who commended the initiative and assured Dabuwa of the Emirate’s support.
Traditional rulers in the communities visited also expressed their support for the APC mobilisation campaign.
Beyond politics, Dabuwa used the opportunity to announce a series of interventions aimed at addressing some of the basic needs of the communities.
At Damai Community, he pledged to sponsor the education of children, while also directing the repair of an ambulance belonging to Dolen Machina to strengthen emergency healthcare services.
He further promised to facilitate the renovation of a mosque, alongside other interventions targeting healthcare, education, water supply and community empowerment.
The commitments generated excitement among residents, who described the visit as an unusual development in the political history of Machina, particularly because Dabuwa is undertaking the mobilisation without declaring any intention to contest for an elective position.
They noted that it was uncommon for a businessman to personally embark on such an extensive political mobilisation campaign while simultaneously making community development pledges.
In another development, Dabuwa encountered a group of people reportedly defecting from the NDC during the mobilisation exercise, in what added another political dimension to his engagements in the area.
The tour is part of ongoing political activities and grassroots mobilisation in Machina ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Dabuwa seeking to engage communities and secure support for the APC at different levels of government.
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