The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu yesterday left many party faithful confused after he failed to deliver any speech at his campaign rally in Niger State.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that the event happened at the Trade Fair Complex in Minna, the state capital, and drew a crowd that came together to catch a glimpse of the former Lagos governor who is aspiring to succeed President Buhari
However, unlike previous campaigns of recent, Tinubu made a brief appearance in the North-Central state and he failed to deliver a speech.
As early as 7 am on Wednesday, a crowd of party faithful had thronged the venue of the campaign awaiting Tinubu’s arrival. Shortly after his arrival, there were cheers from the crowd.
On mounting the podium, the APC candidate shouted, ‘Niger Sai Bagode,’ with a brief response from the ecstatic crowd. The APC candidate thereafter returned to his seat, a situation that made the Master of Ceremony announce the end of the campaign in Niger State. The whole scenario played out in less than seven minutes.
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The rally was attended by Vice Presidential Candidate, Kashim Shettima, Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, and several governors of the party including Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano) and Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau) who is also the Director-General of the campaign.
Also in attendance were former governors Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) and Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara) and the party’s governorship candidate in Niger State, Muhammed Umar Bago.
Africa Today News, New York reports that shortly after the rally, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the party’s National Chairman, joined the campaign entourage.
Thereafter, the APC presidential candidate paid a courtesy call on the Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, and inaugurated two campaign offices donated by Senator Sani Musa Mohammed and Alhaji Mohammed Idris.
This is coming a day after Tinubu campaigned in Kaduna State where he promised to eliminate kidnappers and other ‘troublemakers’ terrorising Kaduna State in North-West Nigeria.