Niger residents have endorsed the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A crowd of supporters converged on the Trade Fair Complex, Minna venue of the APC Presidential campaign rally in Niger State to declare their preference for the APC flag bearer.
The electrifying crowd was too ecstatic to see Tinubu shortly after he was in Minna when he attended the Town Hall meeting with farmers and agro commodity traders.
The shout of “Asiwaju, you don win, you don win, don’t say anything” rented the air.
Elated by the turnout of the crowd, the presidential candidate thanked them profusely for their love and readiness to vote for him.
Overwhelmed by the crowd, Tinubu abandoned his prepared speech to express gratitude to the people.
The rally was attended by APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; vice presidential candidate Senator Kashim Shettima; Senate President Ahmed Lawan and several Governors 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 at the rally were former Governors Comrade Adams Oshiomhole(Edo) and Abdulaziz Yari(Zamfara) and the party’s governorship candidate in Niger State, Muhammed Umar Bago.
Tinubu promised to ensure Niger residents and Nigerians will reap the benefits of the available resources they have.
The APC presidential flagbearer said Niger is blessed with resources that the state can benefit from for economic advancement.
“Your State has ample resources and large potential. Not only does Niger cover the largest land mass of any State in Nigeria, but it also serves as the home to three hydroelectric power plants that symbolically light the way forward to hope renewed.
“By God’s grace, I shall be elected. If so, my administration will further empower Niger State so that you reap the full benefits of its bounteous resources. We appreciate your vital role as the state that powers the nation. The nation will show its gratefulness by investing in its future. The power state will become the more powerful State,” Tinubu said.