{"id":27982,"date":"2026-03-28T10:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=27982"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:48:51","slug":"apc-convention-babandede-hails-tinubu-%c9%97anmo%c9%97i-for-a-world-class-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=27982","title":{"rendered":"APC Convention: Babandede Hails Tinubu\/\u018aanmo\u0257i for a world class convention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Muhammad Auwal Suleiman<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhammad Babandede OFR, OCM, former Controller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ideals of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his high-impact participation at the party\u2019s National Convention in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Babandede was received by a large crowd of supporters upon his arrival at the venue, reflecting strong public confidence and continued admiration for his leadership. The supporters, many from his home base in Jigawa North, expressed their solidarity through coordinated chants, creating one of the most vibrant moments of the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His attendance, seen as a response to the persistent encouragement from his constituents, signals a deepening engagement with the political aspirations of his people and the broader objectives of the APC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his remarks to the press, Babandede praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Umar Namadi (\u018aanmo\u0257i) for their leadership, while also applauding the organizers for delivering what he described as a \u201cworld-class convention\u201d that successfully convened governors and party leaders from across Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasized the importance of unity, discipline, and shared purpose within the party, noting that the convention has further strengthened the APC\u2019s resolve to deliver on its promises to Nigerians.<br>Babandede\u2019s outing at the convention reinforces his image as a unifying figure and a loyal party stalwart, committed to service, stability, and national development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Muhammad Auwal Suleiman Muhammad Babandede OFR, OCM, former Controller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ideals of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his high-impact participation at the party\u2019s National Convention in Abuja. Babandede was received by a large crowd of supporters upon his arrival at the venue, reflecting strong public confidence and continued admiration for his leadership. The supporters, many from his home base in Jigawa North, expressed their solidarity through coordinated chants, creating one of the most vibrant moments of the convention. His attendance, seen as a response to the persistent encouragement from his constituents, signals a deepening engagement with the political aspirations of his people and the broader objectives of the APC. In his remarks to the press, Babandede praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Umar Namadi (\u018aanmo\u0257i) for their leadership, while also applauding the organizers for delivering what he described as a \u201cworld-class convention\u201d that successfully convened governors and party leaders from across Nigeria. He emphasized the importance of unity, discipline, and shared purpose within the party, noting that the convention has further strengthened the APC\u2019s resolve to deliver on its promises to Nigerians.Babandede\u2019s outing at the convention reinforces his image as a unifying figure and a loyal party stalwart, committed to service, stability, and national development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27984,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27982\/revisions\/27984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}