…Believes in Tinubu’s capability to lead Nigerians, build Nigeria well
…As Buhari inaugurates AMEDI, Fed Secretariat, other projects in Nasarawa
Solomon Attah,Lafia
President Muhammadu Buhari, has called on stalwarts and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to work towards delivery the party’s Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 election.
The president who was speaking at the North Central APC Presidential rally in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, described Tinubu as the committed Nigerian, with the capability to lead Nigeria well.
President Buhari who recalled his relationship with Tinubu in the struggle for good governance for over 20 years, was happy to be part of the rally of someone, that will take over power from him, after his exit in May 29.
He said, as an ally of his government from 2003, 2011 and in 2019, when he was campaigning for the second and final term, Tinubu believe in Nigeria project and added that, he will continue to campaign for Bola Ahmed Tinubu to victory.
“He is a committed Nigerian and I believe he will give all he has if you vote him, because he will build the country.”
Buhari was confident that, Tinubu would not betray the trust of the people, hence he should be voted to lead the country as the next Nigeria president.
President Buhari also called on the people of Nasarawa State to vote massively for Governor Abdullahi Sule for second term in office to enable him deliver more services to the people.
Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of APC, welcomed the President, Presidential candidate and his running mate as well as other APC leaders to the Nasarawa State.
Adamu said that Nasarawa State people appreciate the President for dualising the Keffi/Lafia road, building the Federal Secretariat, Central Bank and appointment of prominent sons and daughters of the state as heads and members of Federal Government agencies among many others.
The APC National Chairman added that Nasarawa State and Nigerians would give Tinubu, Governor Sule and other APC candidates votes more than the previous elections.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, has reiterated his pledge to addressing the ailling issues confronting the country.
He said, when voted in the coming election as the president, Nigeria will recover from all it challenges with bravity, courageous and resilient
The APC Presidential candidate assured that, “Nigeria will recover from all it challenges. We are brave people, we are courageous people, we are resilient.
“We will focus on Agriculture, we will build our mineral resources, we will dig the earth and toy the dust to money. Wealth and riches might not come, but we will work hard.
“We want to promise you that your children and grandchildren children will have no regret about the nation and ourselves.
Tinubu said, as the flag bearer of the party, he was handed a banner without stain and “Nigeria will be a successful country and it will be part of your history.”
He then thanked president Buhari, that in no distance Nigerians will be celebrated for their resiliency to return “joy, happiness, and prosperity will be part of our success.”
The APC zonal rally, however coincided with the one day official visit of the president, where he commissioned some Federal and State Governments’ projects.
Some of the projects, including the over N3 billion Federal Secretariat in Lafia, which was named after the Emir of Lafia and Chairman, Traditional Council of Chief, Sidi Mohammed Bage, the former supreme Court Judge.
Then, the North Central office of the Agricultural Machinery Development Institute (AMEDI), built by NASENI, which is expected to serve the agricultural needs of the zones in terms of equipment, seeds and seedlings, pesticides among other inputs.
The president, also inaugurated the 4km cementary road in Lafia, constructed by Governor Sule to address the erosion problem in the area.
President Buhari arrived Nasarwa State at exactly 10:30 am at Government House Lafia on a presidential jet 5N-FG2, where a guard of honoured was mounted in his honoure.
Some of those in Lafia for the twin events are the APC Governors from the zone, Ministers of Works and Housing; and Environment, Senate President, Ahmed Lawal, who led other APC senators, especially those from the zone, among other prominent APC stalwarts in the country.
The National Chairman of the party, however presented flags to the party’s Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abdullahi Sule and other governorship candidates candidates from the zone.
