The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Gombe state says it has concluded arrangements for the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state, scheduled for Saturday.
Malam Kabiru Ibn-Mohammed, the state Publicity Secretary of APC, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday.
He said the President, who would be coming for Presidential campaign rally, was expected to receive some high profile politicians from the opposition parties.
According to him, on arrival, the President will be expected to visit some critical stakeholders in the state like the Emirate Council among others.
He said if not because the President wanted to fulfill some democratic ingredients, no need for him to come because he had the support of Gombe people already.
The state party image maker appealed to the general public to be peaceful during the rally, reminding them that “democracy is not a game of bitterness.“
“APC believes in peace and fair play, rally round and be in peace for the coming of your dear President, the person you love most, “he urged then people.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe state has inaugurated its campaign council and nine different committees for the victory of the party in the 2019 general election.
Inaugurating the Council on Sunday in Gombe, the leader of the party in the state, Sen. Danjuma Goje called on the council to work hard for the victory of the party from national to the ward levels.
He said the council and the committee members were carefully selected across the 11 Local Government Areas of the state, adding that APC was ready to take over the governorship position from the PDP in the state.
Goje further thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of Alhaji Suleiman Hassan as the Minister of Environment.
Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, the gubernatorial candidate called on the party supporters to exercise patience and contribute their own part for the victory of the party.
He said if all members come on board, the party would emerge victorious at all levels in the 2019 general election.
Yahaya promised that if elected into office, he would carry everyone along for the development of the state.
In his remarks, the Director-General of the campaign council, Alhaji Zubairu Mohammed thanked the party leaders for the confidence reposed in them and pledged to work hard for the victory of the party.
He called on the people of the state to understand that the victory of the party is for the development of the state and not that of the APC alone.
Mohammed solicited for support, advice, and prayers of party members to enable them to discharge their responsibilities effectively.
The campaign council has 100 members. while the nine committees has over 380 members.
Nine people lost their lives while over 200 houses were destroyed and numerous farm lands washed out by flood in Gombe between May and August, an official has said.
Mrs Lamis Benjamin, Deputy Director, Rescue and Rehabilitation, Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), disclosed this to newsmen in Gombe on Thursday.
Benjamin said four out of the nine deaths were recorded in May following a downpour in Gombe town.
She said the remaining five deaths were recorded in Cham community of Balanga Local Government Area of the state in August also after a downpour.
The deputy director also said over 200 houses and numerous farm lands were washed away in Nyuwar, Jesu Cham in Balanga and Komta Ayaba in Biliri Local Government Areas.
According to her, the state government through SEMA acted promptly by providing 1,200 bags of maize as relief material to victims in the two councils.
“For now, 1,200 bags of 100kg of maize were distributed as relief material to the affected persons.
“We are now waiting for the National Emergency Management Agency to come with their relief materials,” she said.
She appealed to wealthy individuals and corporate bodies in the state to assist the needy to ameliorate the plight of the victims.
The Gombe State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has organised the training of 60 women from the media and other groups in self examination of the breast with the aim of detecting the early sign of cancer to forestall the adverse effect of the decease.
Dr Yusuf Abdullahi, a Histopathology Consultant at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe (FTHG), who anchored the training session in Gombe Tuesday, said the most effective weapon in the prevention of breast cancer is self examination.
Abdullahi said clinical examination and Mammography are also effective too, but not as a do-it-yourself exercise.
The resource person, who said cancer is preventable, called on all the women to equip themselves with the knowledge of the early signs because “once it manifests there is no cure”.
“Once you discover abnormality in your breast, rush to the hospital, most of the cancer cases are painless. It is advisable to begin clinical examination at the age of 20 but if you have history of cancer in the family, you can start at age 16,” he explained.
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