Nigerian Immigration boss, Babandede, caught attending APC caucus meeting

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mohammed Babandede, is
among the leaders of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in
Jigawa State who attended the party’s caucus meeting at African
Continental Hotel, Kaduna on Saturday.

Mr Babandede was appointed Comptroller-General of Immigration,
following the sack of Martin Abeshi by President Muhammadu Buhari
in May 2016.

Sources said Mr Babandede, who hails from Hadejia Local
Government of Jigawa State, is nursing senatorial ambition for
Jigawa North East Senatorial District.

Nigerian security operational guidelines frown against
partisanship by security officials.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that Mr Babandede was among the party
leaders who passed a vote of confidence on the state governor,
Badaru Abubakar, “for his sterling performance”.

The extended caucus meeting had in attendance the Jigawa State
governor, Badaru Abubakar; his deputy, Ibrahim Hadejia; Speaker of
the House of Assembly, Isa Gwaram; and Senators Abdullahi Gumel and
Sabo Nakudu.

Also in attendance were party leaders Farouk Aliyu, Bello
Mai-Sudan, Isa Gerawa, Ali Magashi and Danladi Sankara.

Meeting, chaired by the state party chairman Ado Sani Kiri, had
members of the national and state assemblies in attendance.

A statement by Mr Badaru’s media aide, Auwal Sankara, said the
party leaders deliberated on various issues, especially the
assessment of the present state of the party and the plans
ahead.

“The party bigwigs commended the governor for what they
described as his spectacular performance across all sectors of the
state’s polity and economy at these very trying times the country
is facing.

“The caucus assured him of unalloyed support in order to
strengthen and encourage him to complete and accomplish full
implementation of his ongoing projects and programmes, and also
commended the state’s representatives at both the national and
state Assemblies for their effective and robust legislative
contributions,” said the statement.

DAILY NIGERIAN could not reach the spokesman for the Nigerian
Immigration Service, Sunday James, at the time of filing in this
report.

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mohammed Babandede, is
among the leaders of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in
Jigawa State who attended the party’s caucus meeting at African
Continental Hotel, Kaduna on Saturday.

Mr Babandede was appointed Comptroller-General of Immigration,
following the sack of Martin Abeshi by President Muhammadu Buhari
in May 2016.

Sources said Mr Babandede, who hails from Hadejia Local
Government of Jigawa State, is nursing senatorial ambition for
Jigawa North East Senatorial District.

Nigerian security operational guidelines frown against
partisanship by security officials.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that Mr Babandede was among the party
leaders who passed a vote of confidence on the state governor,
Badaru Abubakar, “for his sterling performance”.

The extended caucus meeting had in attendance the Jigawa State
governor, Badaru Abubakar; his deputy, Ibrahim Hadejia; Speaker of
the House of Assembly, Isa Gwaram; and Senators Abdullahi Gumel and
Sabo Nakudu.

Also in attendance were party leaders Farouk Aliyu, Bello
Mai-Sudan, Isa Gerawa, Ali Magashi and Danladi Sankara.

Meeting, chaired by the state party chairman Ado Sani Kiri, had
members of the national and state assemblies in attendance.

A statement by Mr Badaru’s media aide, Auwal Sankara, said the
party leaders deliberated on various issues, especially the
assessment of the present state of the party and the plans
ahead.

“The party bigwigs commended the governor for what they
described as his spectacular performance across all sectors of the
state’s polity and economy at these very trying times the country
is facing.

“The caucus assured him of unalloyed support in order to
strengthen and encourage him to complete and accomplish full
implementation of his ongoing projects and programmes, and also
commended the state’s representatives at both the national and
state Assemblies for their effective and robust legislative
contributions,” said the statement.

DAILY NIGERIAN could not reach the spokesman for the Nigerian
Immigration Service, Sunday James, at the time of filing in this
report.