The governorship candidates of the African Democratic Congress in the seven Northwest states have pledged to pay a minimum wage of N110,000 and establish 21 specialist hospitals if elected in the 2027 elections.
The candidates made the commitments on Wednesday while signing the Northwest ADC Governorship Candidates’ Compact 2027–2031 at Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, which outlines a joint regional agenda on security, development and shared prosperity.
Under the pact, the candidates also vowed to declare emergencies on insecurity and education, deploy drones and technology-driven surveillance to tackle banditry, and establish a Northwest Regional Security Coordination Centre.
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and Kebbi State ADC governorship candidate, Abubakar Malami, SAN, who read the communiqué after the signing, said the candidates had adopted a regional covenant focused on security, development and shared prosperity.
He stated, “We, the Governorship Candidates of the African Democratic Congress for Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, having this day adopted and signed the Northwest ADC Governorship Candidates’ Compact 2027–2031, address this declaration directly to the people of the Northwest as our Regional Covenant for Security, Development and Shared Prosperity.
