Ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Borno State, the Advocate for African Development Foundation (AADF) has called on a former Permanent Secretary (Special Duties), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa to made himself available as successor of Governor Babagana Zulum.
According to the foundation, Dikwa as a technocrat who had been Accountant General of the Federation was best equipped to succeed Zulum, an erudite professor who in turn took over from a sagacious economist, Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The national coordinator of the Foundation, Aaron Mike Odeh stated this at a press conference in Abuja where the group endorsed Dikwa for the position of governor of Borno, insisting that he must not stay behind but come forward to contribute to the development of northeast state.
Odeh said the former permanent secretary through his Al-Ansar Foundation has built private University in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State where thousands of Nigerians and especially indigene of Borno State are also on studies scholarship both at local, national and internationally.
“The philanthropic work he has carried out via the Al-Ansar foundation which he founded many years ago to render humanitarian services to Nigerians across board and especially Nineteen Northern State and the people of Borno state in particular. Prominent among them which made our organisation to stage this timely press briefing are: creations of security jobs for over twenty thousand Nigerians through Al-Ansar Security guards.
“Already some of the private security personnel has been posted to provide security of lives and properties at Niger State, Adamawa, Bauchi, Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Lagos, Gombe, Kano etc. Al-Ansar Foundation which he established has also made significant impacts through the construction of schools in Abuja, Suleja in Niger State, Kaduna, Kano, Yobe and Borno State.
“Al-ansar Foundation has distributed thousands of bags of rice, grains and other food items as palliatives to Nigerians and in particular Borno State indigenes to cushion the hunger effect. The place of spirituality wasn’t also exempted in view of the fact that Al-ansar foundation has built so many mosque in Borno State, Kano, Niger, Yobe etc.
“There, we the entire member of Advocate for African Development Foundation wishes to use this medium, to endorse Dr. Muhammed Kyari Dikwa MNI, as the next Executive Governor of Borno state,” he added.
