Samgassumi Ward turns out in force; Chief Bansi says the cassava on APM’s logo is a symbol of food, hope and relief for ordinary households.
GANYE, ADAMAWA STATE – November 5, 2026
Women have become one of the strongest forces in the Allied Peoples Movement’s (APM) grassroots campaign across Adamawa’s 21 local government areas. On Thursday, the women of Samgassumi Ward showed why.
They gathered in impressive numbers at the residence of Chief Charles Bansi, APM Chairman in Ganye Local Government, for a mobilisation and sensitisation meeting. The event was organised under the leadership of the wife of the party’s governorship candidate, Abdulrahaman Bashir Haske. It was a deliberate move to put women at the centre of the party’s political communication and community engagement.
Speaker after speaker urged the women to carry the APM message beyond the venue and into their homes, neighbourhoods and social circles. Women, they said, must not remain spectators but must help decide who leads Adamawa. They called for support for Haske and for Masaud, the party’s State House of Assembly candidate for Ganye.
The most memorable moment came from the host. A political scientist by training, Chief Bansi recalled a lesson from his primary school days to explain why cassava features on the APM logo.
He tied the crop to the daily struggle of households trying to put food on the table. Invoking “Cassava, Pigo, Rogo Mbai”, the names for cassava in Chamba, Fulani and Hausa, he described it as a symbol of food security, resilience and affordability.
“The conversation must go beyond slogans and personalities,” he said in essence, urging that hunger and economic hardship take centre stage. He charged the women to explain the symbol in their communities, as a reminder that the fight against hunger must be central to governance.
Bansi also reminded the gathering that the venue belongs to the family of elder statesman Alhaji Sadiq Mohammed, Walin Ganye, whom he described as a leading force behind the movement in Ganye and beyond. He credited Walin Ganye’s mentorship and commitment to building a formidable political structure with inspiring grassroots participation.
The Samgassumi meeting is the latest chapter in APM’s grassroots drive. Women shape opinion where it matters most: at the family and community level, in everyday conversations and relationships. Their involvement could prove decisive for the reach of the campaign.
Whether this enthusiasm will translate into votes is a question only the election can answer. But in Ganye, cassava now carries a political message of hunger, hope, cultural identity and the aspiration for a better future, and the women of Samgassumi have taken it up.
