Prominent political stakeholders and supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State on Thursday trooped out in large numbers to welcome the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to Gusau, the state capital.
The enthusiastic reception brought together youths, women, elders, politicians and other party leaders from different parts of the state.
Matawalle, a former governor of Zamfara State, arrived on Thursday, November 11, 2026, ahead of the scheduled visit of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday.
According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil, the First Lady is expected to visit Gusau to inaugurate the women’s wing of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign.
The statement said Matawalle would use his visit to engage with various political and community groups across the state, particularly women, youths and elders.
The engagements, it added, are part of efforts to strengthen the APC’s grassroots mobilisation and build support for President Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections.
The minister’s visit is also expected to provide an opportunity for consultations with party stakeholders and mobilisation of supporters ahead of the forthcoming political activities.
The statement said the mobilisation drive was aimed at securing a convincing victory for President Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
