A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State, Hon. Kolo Bukar, has emerged as the new state chapter chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Bukar, who was a member and minority leader in the Borno State House of Assembly between 1999 and 2003, emerged alongside 41 others through consensus arrangement during the party’s state congress held on Saturday in Maiduguri.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after he was sworn-in, Hon. Bukar pledged to reinvigorate the party and work hard with other members to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He expressed optimism that the party would overcome its challenges and bring the desired change to the people of the state and Nigeria at large.
Bukar, who joined the ADC after a brief stint in the APC said, “We are going to weather the storm and by the grace of God we are taking the party to victory. Although we have had problems with the weakness of opposition in the state before, with the constitution of the ADC executive and having me as the chairman, we are going to change the tide.
“We know the terrain, we know the topography of the state, we know the people and we know how to confront them. The message we have for the people of Borno state is that we are going to bring good governance and measurable changes in governance,” he said.
“They have failed Borno state, they have brought insecurity, they have brought a lot of challenges the people are facing. And by God’s grace, the moment ADC comes to power, we are going to ameliorate all these problems.”
The chairman also decried the resurgence of insecurity in the state, “We are surprised with the resurgence of insecurity but this is a complete failure of governance at the centre and at the sub-national levels. But the ADC is coming with a comprehensive document, a comprehensive policy to mitigate the insecurity in the whole country.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Congress Committee, Alhaji Musa Halilu, who supervised the exercise, said the process strictly adhered to the party’s constitution and the electoral act.
He said the ward and local government congresses were earlier held in all the 314 political wards, across the 27 local government areas of the state.