2023: Young Nigerians raise N10million for Tinubu presidency
- Some young Nigerians rooting for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have intensified their campaign for the notable politician
- The young Nigerians say they will spend their time ensuring that Tinubu emerges president in 2023
- The youth group also raised N10million for Tinubu to buy the presidential nomination form ahead of 2023
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A youth group known as Tinubulate Nigeria Agenda (TINA) has called on a former Lagos state governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to run for the 2023 presidential election under the platform of the ruling party
To underscore their seriousness, the group also raised the sum of N10million to support Tinubu's emergence as the country's president.
Samuel Alamoh, the director-general of the group at its inaugural press conference attended by a Legit.ng reporter in Abuja on Friday, February 26 urged Tinubu to join the race.
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Alamoh said:
“Our group has concluded plans to present the cheque to Tinubu for the purchase of the expression of interest and nomination forms to run for the presidency when the party commences the sales of the forms.
“Though Asiwaju Tinubu has millions of supporters, followers who are always ready to come together to pay for his nomination form, our members, supporters, well-wishers, and followers across Nigeria believe in shared responsibility.
“That is why we have to pool our meager resources together for this noble course, if he formally declares his interest to be chosen as candidate of our great party, APC, for the coming presidential election in 2023.’’
Alamoh described TINA as a group of reputable Nigerians, young professionals in diverse fields with passion and commitment to drive togetherness, love, and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians.
He said the group members were convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Tinubu possesses all the qualities, competence, capabilities, capacities, and experiences needed to actualise a better Nigeria.
He also expressed the group’s confidence in Tinubu to lead a government with comprehensive policies that encompass monumental infrastructural and human development with unprecedented economic growth.
Alamoh said the group was preparing to inaugurate its zonal chapters in all the six geopolitical zones by March 2021, followed by the inauguration of state chapters.
Meanwhile, Nigeria's former chief of army staff Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd) on Tuesday, February 16 officially defected to the APC.
Ihejirika who was Nigeria's army chief between 2010 to 2014 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, announced his decision to join the APC at his Isuikwuato country home in Abia-North senatorial district in Abia state.
In a related development, one of the daughters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar simply identified as Fatima has revalidated her membership of the APC.
Fatima, a former commissioner for health in Adamawa, registered with the ruling party at Ward 1. Unit 08, Jada local government area of the northeast state.
The chairman of the APC in Adamawa state, Mr. Ibrahim Bilal, also confirmed the registration of Atiku’s daughter.
Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent at Legit.ng. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.
Source: Legit.ng
