Kannywood members join Tinubu’s campaign team

The Director-General of APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Governor Simon Lalong, has approved the inclusion of members of Kannywood into the council.

Mr Lalong, who is also the governor of Plateau, announced the approval in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Makut Macham, on Tuesday in Jos.

He said their inclusion was part of efforts at deepening the participation of creative artistes from the northern zone in the campaigns.

Kannywood is another name for the Hausa movie industry.

The APC PCC was constituted in September but its membership was reviewed the following month to accommodate more interests.

The director-general said the approval was the outcome of the recent visit of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to Kano, where he met members of the group.

He said Mr Tinubu had promised to ensure that Kannywood members were given the opportunity to be part of the campaigns to showcase their talents, while also helping the party to win the forthcoming general elections.

Mr Lalong tasked the group to mobilise and enlighten their large followership on Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ message and his manifesto to enhance his massive voting in the forthcoming elections.

According to the statement, the Kannywood group has Abdul-Mahmud Amart as director, Ismail Afakallah as deputy director and Sani Mu’azu as secretary, with other leaders heading different divisions.