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Jonathan Asake, governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna, says he will tackle insecurity and provide jobs for youths if he’s elected.

Speaking on Friday at an interactive session with the political committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna, Asake promised to run an inclusive government and ensure fair representation.

“We are out to give effective leadership to resolve the challenges facing Kaduna state,” he said.

“Kaduna is the epicentre of insecurity which radiates to other states surrounding it like Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, Nasarawa and Plateau, which all suffer insecurity.

“The first thing to do if we assume office is to tackle insecurity and we believe it would achieve many things.

“Schools have closed down; businesses have closed down; investors have taken their capital out of Kaduna. We will address that.

“We will create job opportunities for our teeming unemployed youths and ensure inclusive economic and infrastructural development.”

In his remarks, Ayuba Suleiman, NLC chairman in Kaduna, said the LP governorship candidate is the candidate of the NLC.

“He is the candidate of our party, the Labour Party. This is homecoming for him because it is a family affair, but his being here does not stop us from interacting with the candidates of other parties,” Suleiman said.

“NLC formed the political committee to engage and interact with the five governorship candidates in Kaduna state.

“We want to know what their programmes are, what their plans are, and what they have for the people of Kaduna state, especially the workers.”