Buhari support groups re-activated in Kano, other North West states

A National Committee for Buhari Support Groups (NCBSG) has been inaugurated in the commercial city of Kano, in what seems an attempt to re-strengthened the support base of the President Buhari which is gradually weakening as a result of challenges of governance.

The new committee is charged with the primary responsibility of identifying various independent groups that worked for the success of President Buhari, and the APC as a party in the 2015 General Elections.

Speaking during the inauguration of the committee at Coronation Hall Wing of the Kano Government House on Thursday, Ahmed Lawan, APC majority leader in the Senate, who is one of the key drivers of the group, said the one of the four cardinal objectives of the committee was to generate support for the administration of the president.

According to him, other objectives of the committee include, “To galvanize the Support Groups with a view to bridging any communication and support gaps between the government and the citizens of the country.”

Other objectives include to mobilize unwavering support for the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari in its efforts to fight corruption, secure the country, develop infrastructure, create jobs, and bequeath a legacy of socio-political change, and to serve as a platform for coordinating the activities of Buhari Support Groups nationwide.

“To also serve as a vehicle that will continually alert government of economic, political and social initiatives that will enhance policies and action for the benefit of Nigeria and her citizenry,” Lawan said.

Meanwhile, other information obtained by BusinessDay indicates that the committee is charged with the mandate of generating as well as update database of supporters at the grassroots level.

The database is to cut across support groups and their officers from Local Government, ward, and unit levels, in addition to identifying mobilisers, communicators, change advocates and their appropriate leaders.

In the same vein, the committee is to re-engage and refresh support base with a re-awakened spirit of support for the President, and to douse all forms of disaffection occasioned by the absence of formal contact with the Support Groups.