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The presidential election is set to hold across Nigeria on February 25, 2023.
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The APC held its grand finale rally on Tuesday in preparation for the election.
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The party’s presidential candidate made a range of promises at the event.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised Nigerians that he will work hard for them if he is elected president.
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The former Lagos governor made the pledge on Tuesday at the party’s campaign grand finale rally in Lagos.
Thousands of supporters had earlier given him a rousing welcome on the streets of Lagos.
While a large crowd besieged the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, the venue of the rally from as early as 8 am, another large number lined the streets from the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, to Surulere, following the APC presidential candidate in a long convoy of vehicles.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who was physically present at the rally lifted up Tinubu’s hand again, proclaiming him the next president of the country.
Addressing the rally, the presidential hopeful, facing the president said, “As you worked hard for me, I will work hard for Nigeria. All the plans set out in our Action Plan for Renewed Hope for Nigerians will be pursued rigorously.”
He also thanked Buhari for standing firm for democracy, accountability, transparency and fairness.
“The president asked all of us interested to go and contest the primaries of our party,” Tinubu said, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Tunde Rahman.
“After I was picked overwhelmingly by the delegates, he didn’t ask them to change the results because of my tribe or religion or because I’m not from Daura like him, he accepted me and celebrated with me, telling me ‘you are almost there now’.”
The former Lagos governor also said when it was time for the choice of a running mate, the president turned down his offer to choose for him, telling him “you know better, you are very experienced and you know the kind of person who will assist you to run the country, so pick that person’.
“Thank you Mr. President, you gave me the courage, the confidence and the will to pick right.”
The APC candidate said he chose as running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima who he described a most knowledgeable and independent-minded person.
He said Shettima had shown determination and grit to perform and be different, describing him a dependable, reliable and courageous man.
Tinubu promised to do all in his power to continue where Buhari would stop, and consolidate on his achievements.
On his part, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu thanked the people of the state for turning out in large numbers to receive Buhari and Tinubu and to also attend the rally.
He said with the massive turnout, they had shown their love for the ‘City Boy,’ asking them to go further on Saturday, February 25, 2023 to vote him for president.
Those who addressed the rally also included APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Director-General of the Tinubu-Shettima Campaign and Plateau State, Governor Simon Lalong and the wife of the APC candidate, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
Also present at the rally were Senate President Ahmed Lawan, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, and Governors Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger), Mohammed Inuwa (Gombe), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Babagana Zulum (Borno).
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Others included former governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) and Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun) as well as former House of Representatives Speaker Dimeji Bankole, National Woman Leader, Beta Edu, Youth and Sports Minister, Chief Sunday Dare and Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate, Hajiya Binani.
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