DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous  Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas governorship campaign organization has Monday lauded the effort of the wife of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari for taking a bold and decisive step towards uniting members of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa state ahead of the 2023 general elections. The First Lady had on Friday held a crucial meeting with stakeholders, candidates, and elders of the party at the presidential villa to unite the party and ensure they win the 2023 elections at all levels.  The Namdas campaign group which has been serving as a critical support group for the APC both within and outside the state met and applaud the vision of the First Lady and the desire to unite the party. The group also reviewed its activities over the past few months as well as strategized on the possible ways of supporting and ensuring that candidates of the party at all levels get the desired results before, during, and after the electio...

Daily Rendezvous Salman Khursdid once said "You learn from every election, the one that you win and the one that you lose. And then you prepare for the next".  I have indeed participated in many elections. I have won some and lost some, the just concluded primary election is one of them. The journey was not the one I went alone, therefore I will not take for granted the sacrifices and contributions of many individuals and groups. To this end, I will like to humbly take this opportunity to thank the citizens of our dear state for not only trusting in me but also supporting me throughout the campaign period up to the time of election. I also want to thank my party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for giving me the platform to serve the people of my constituency at the National Assembly as well as the privileged to participate in the just concluded governorship primary election. To my campaign team, I will say a big thank you to all of you. I will not forget the ...

Daily Rendezvous Binani was not on my mind and probably not on any political analyst mind, as a possible and formidable candidate to clinch the APC governorship ticket of the usually rancarous and chaotic APC. She made the least noise, the fewest of public movements but made the biggest of impacts on the D-Day, the primary. The Senator representing Adamawa Central, Engr. Aishatu Dahiru Binani surprised everyone when by the morning, she was announced to have emerged as APC candidate for the 2023 general elections beating Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and the immediate past Governor of Adamawa state, Mohammed Umaru Jibrillah Bindow. The Adamawa Central political power house emerged as the first female governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Nigeria. When I went to sleep last night, I was pretty much sure that the "demons" that shadowed and pleagued APC in 2019 general elections have returned and are fully at work and that party primary would implode o...

Daily Rendezvous Three members of the Adamawa state house of Assembly representing Leko-Koma, Toungo and Ganye constituencies,, have donated the sum of twenty-five million naira (N25, 000 000. 00) to enable, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, purchase a governorship form and run for governor of Adamawa state under the platform of the All Progressives Congress come 2023. The three members said working together with the Namdas support Group and members of the Senior Citizens forum of Ganye chiefdom,were able to mobilise resources to purchase the form in order to motivate Namdas to achieve his noble aspiration of transforming Adamawa state into a truely progressive and developmentally focused state. They made this known at a press briefing in Yola, the Adamawa state capital. The citizens of the Ganye Chiefdom led by their members, Hon. Abdullahi Ahmadu, (lemko Koma) Hon. Abdullahi Umar Nyako (member representing Toungo),  and Hon. Alhasaan Hammanjoda, member representing ...

Daily Rendezvous The chairman, house Committee on Army and the member representing Jada, Ganye, Jada, Mayo Belwa and Toungo at the federal house of representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, says adamawa state need a leader with a vision and well developed plan to move the state forward, out of the state of being described as a civil service state. The former journalist said his experience as the chairman house Committee on army, has adequately prepared him to address the perennial security issues bedeviling Adamawa community and its environs and he is prepared to provide a purpose-driven leadership for the entire state. He said, Adamawa can no longer afford a leader that come into office by accident with no plan or vision to change the negative profiling. Namdas made the remarks at an interactive session with Newsmen in Yola, Adamawa state. Namdas who was one time secretary of the correspondent chapel in the state said, from the experience he has gathered over the years, he knows...

Daily Rendezvous Two governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa state have over the weekend met ahead of the party's primary elections. Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas who is considered the frontline aspirant of the party visited Abdullahi Ahmed Musa (Speaker) to break the Ramadan fast and also discuss the way forward for the party ahead of the primaries slated for May 2022. Speaking to newsmen after a brainstorming session, Abdulrazak Namdas said his meeting with Musa is a brotherly engagement that signals good things to come in the future. “We are politicians and anything can happen in politics. You can see that I’m in his house, I decided to come with my team after observing the day’s fasting. I told him that I will come and speak with him and he obliged the request. “The essence is that we are all gunning for the same position, we want to contest governorship and we want to show that there is politics of understanding.  “The essence is that we are all...

Daily Rendezvous The Frontline gubernatorial contender of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdulrazak Namdas, has rounded-up a state-wide consultation with local government and ward officials of the party ahead of the May gubernatorial primaries of the party. Namdas who kick-started the state-wide consultation tour about a month ago was in Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha local governments Saturday where he was recieved by a mamooth crowd of party executives, youth and women in all the areas visited. Expressing gratitude for the overwhelming and unconditional show of support, solidarity and goodwill. Namdas said he is astounded by the turnout of people and support during the consultation visits. He particularly thanked women, youth, party executives and his campaign team for their show of goodwill and immense support during the energy sapping activity. The gubernatorial hopeful who is the incumbent lawmaker representing Toungo, Ganye, Jada and Mayo Belwa federal constitu...

Daily Rendezvous Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas has pledged to re-establish skills acquisition centers introduced by former Gov. Murtala Nyako across the 21 local governments of Adamawa state if elected as governor in the 2023 general elections.  Namdas who is touring local governments to meet with delegates of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the party's primary elections, said the only way to achieve peace and development is if the youths are meaningfully engaged.  The lawmaker who is representing Ganye, Jada, Toungo, and Mayo-Belwa in the House of Representatives assured party officials in Song, Girei, and Yola North local governments of his resolve to ensure that women and youths take center stage in his programs.  "If I get the ticket to run for governor and eventually win the elections, I will ensure the re-establishment of all the skills acquisition centers built by former governor Murtala Nyako.  "They are laudable programs that will eng...

Daily Rendezvous Namdas' aspiration gets Nyako's blessings - Sani Jada Adamawa North Set to Give Namdas Block Votes - Babajo Iya Former speaker of Adamawa State House of assembly, Hassan Turaki has disclosed that his resolve to back the aspiration of Hon Abdulrazak Namdas was well placed adding that rigorous permutations and analyses conducted on APC aspirants have always projected Namdas above other aspirants. The Namdas campaign train was in Toungo/Ganye/Jada and Mayo Belwa local governments of Adamawa State on Friday as part of its ongoing campaign to secure APC ticket ahead of the gubernatorial primaries of the party. The campaign train was recieved by enthusiastic and mamooth crowd of supporters in all the places visited. The former speaker noted that despite coming from Adamawa central senatorial zone, he is fully in support of Namdas due to his overwhelming leadership qualities. Turaki who said they are in Jada local government to tell the people that Namdas ...

Daily Rendezvous Hon. Abdulrazaak Namdas, the frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives in Adamawa state has asked the leadership of the party to trust him with the governorship ticket for the 2023 general elections. Namdas who addressed party officials during a meeting at the state party secretariat, Thursday promised to deliver the state to the party come 2023 election if given the mandate, noting that as a grassroot mobilizer, he will galvanize support from within APC and outside the party to ensure victory of the party come 2023. The lawmaker who said APC is the only visible political party in Adamawa State noted that other political parties in the state have fizzled out. Namdas who thanked the APC exco for extending olive branch to him said he was in the party secretariat to meet with the exco for the second time and to seek their blessings and permission as he embarked on local government tour of the state to campaign for votes ahead of the party primari...

Daily Rendezvous The simmering peace that is gradually creeping back into the Adamawa state chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, is on the verge of suffering a relapse, a situation if, not sincerely and properly managed, may send the party into perpetual comatose. Coincidentally, the alleged clog in the wheel, whose only political credentials are failed presidential and governorship bids was also, among the crusaders, that thwarted the re-election of former Governor, Senator Jibrilla Bindow and adorn the party with the garment of opposition. Unknown to many, the self inflicted graveyard peace hovering over the APC, has sent the ruling party in the state into back-stabbing, glass clicking, frenzy and champaine popping mood because the moment peace take flight from APC in a reminiscence to the pre-2019 elections era, the incumbent government will stroll back to office, effortlessly. Where others are indecisive, frightened, waiting to be 'called upon,' or endo...

Daily Rendezvous As Muslims all over the world begin the 30-day of the Ramadan fast, the member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulrazaak Namdas has reached out to members of his constituency with food items. Namdas who is representing Ganye, Jada, Tongo, and Mayo-Belwa federal constituency has maintained this gesture since assuming office in 2015. Represented by his Senior Legislative Aide, Sanda Husseini, the federal lawmaker tasks Muslim faithful to use the period of Ramadan to show love, tolerance and give alms to those in need. "Today we are registering the first day of the Ramadan fast as a Muslim, it is enjoined on us to demonstrate the spirit of life to one another and give alms to the needy. It is born out of the realization that Hon. Namdas felt the need to reach out to the people. "This is a period for us to redefine ourselves in terms of having love and sympathy towards one another, song away with hatred, and imbibing th...

Daily Rendezvous The Member Representing, Ganye, Jada, Toungo and Mayo Belwa in the Federal House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, said the ongoing revalidation of membership for party members across the country is a timely step in strengthening the party to take over governnent at all levels in the country. Namdas said, APC in Adamawa is ready to clinch power and aust the current government from power buoyed by the current re-registration and revalidation exercise. Namdas made the remarks shortly after re-validating his membership at Ganye 3 Ward, Ganye local government area of Adamawa state.  The lawmaker who is also the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on army commended the caretaker leadership of the party under the Yobe state governor, Maimala Buni for ensuring that the exercise is conducted and successful. "The journey of APC to take over the government in Adamawa and also to retain government at the national level has just begun. The regi...