Over the years, one has not noticed the thoroughness, caution and maturity with which a business tycoon and an accomplished businessman, Buba Shafani handled the heterogeneous task bestowed on him by the business community in Nigeria and Adamawa state.

 

Just as youths in their thousand sound a note of warning to the current senator representing Adamawa north in the senate, Ishaku Abbo, to stay clear of contesting in 2023 as they have wholeheartedly endorsed Buba Shafani for senate in the northern zone of the state.

 The youths in their numbers said, “ Buba is not a pushover nor a stooge to any anybody as he is someone that succesfully managed his bisness more three decades without being a stooge to any one in the business community so same apply to politics as no one should see him as weakling being controlled by anyone”.

 

For them, Buba Shafani joining the line-up of PDP Senatorial aspirants in 2023 is star-studded.

 

The youth leader also said: “I am not a politician, but in the course of walking across the five local governments of Adamawa north, I discussed with people along the way, and the consensus is that Buba Shafani is the right person to be voted as the senator representing, Adamawa north come 2023”.

 

On the reason why the people are rooting for the Buba Shafani, he said that they told him that the business tycoon had an uncommon display of commitment, humility and seriousness in handling both private and public business as the businessman is a youth-friendly person and that he has the unity as well as the unity of the entire people of Adamawa north at heart.

 

He also said that Shafani is the only candidate who can win back Adamawa north for the PDP.

 

The jubilation and loud ovation that greeted the youth leader’s comments at Mubi penultimate Wednesday, where members of the different youth movements gathered in large numbers to endorse Buba Shafani’s candidature come 2023, was overwhelming. It was as if it was choreographed.

 

This tacit endorsement by the youth’s group, the audience at the gathering, proves that minds are made up of who the PDP should put forward as its candidate if the party earnestly desires to win the 2023 Adamawa north senatorial election.

 

On March 4th, 2022, The Finder newspaper published a report on the criteria that the youth groups said must be met by all aspirants desirous of clinching the party’s ticket in the 2023 Adamawa South senatorial election.

 

The criteria include acceptability across the five local government areas of the state, political viability, structures built over time and bridges built across the local governments.

 

From all indications, Buba Shafani scores A+ in all the criteria listed. In terms of acceptability, Buba Shafani is already a household name across the five local councils of Adamawa north.