The Governor of Gombe State in North East Nigeria, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya say’s that the chances of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the North-East in the 2023 general elections are very high.
Governor Yahaya who is also the Coordinator of Tinubu’s Campaign in North East, stated this after a visit to Nigeria’s former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida and former Head of State General Abdulsalam Abubakar in Minna on Saturday.
Governor Yahaya said “Our chances in the north-east are very high indeed. We are strong in our resolve to win the 2023 general elections… we shall succeed.
“It does not matter that the PDP presidential candidate is from North-East, Nigeria is one and we are struggling to maintain it as a united and indivisible country, it doesn’t matter where you come from, what we need is the best for Nigeria”.
He however disclosed that they were in Niger State to see General Abdulsalam, a former head of state as he recovers from health issue.
“ I pray that God will continue to see him through his life”.
The Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawal ,who was also part of the entourage, explained that he was in Minna on a sympathy visit to the former Head of State who is recuperating from an illness.
According to him “the two leaders have a lot of roles to play in ensuring the unity and peaceful co-existence of Nigerians.
“As our leader and elder statesman, we felt that it is necessary that we make this visit today to come and sympathize with him and his family.
“We are grateful to God for the lives of our fathers and we pray that they recover completely so that they would be able to continue with their good work of ensuring that Nigeria remains united and Nigerians live peacefully amongst themselves”.
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