2023: Why I’m Campaigning for Tinubu-Shettima Presidency, Influential APC Senator Gives Reason

2023: Why I’m Campaigning for Tinubu-Shettima Presidency, Influential APC Senator Gives Reason

  • Ahead of the 2023 general elections, an APC senator has revealed it is God's will for Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima to become Nigeria's next leader
  • Senator Smart Adeyemi said he has no issues with APC's Muslim-Muslim ticket even though he is seeking an amendment of the electoral act to avoid same faith ticket in the future
  • The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District urged Nigerians to make the right choice in the forthcoming general elections

Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi West) has revealed why he is campaigning for the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice, Kashim Shettima.

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District disclosed that it is the will of God for the duo to rule the country in 2023, Daily Trust reported.

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Senator Smart Adeyemi, Bola Tinubu, APC, Kashim Shettima, 2023 elections
Senator Smart Adeyemi revealed that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima have God's backing to become Nigeria's next ruler. Photo credit: @officialBAT
Source: Twitter

The lawmaker gives reason

Adeyemi maintained that he had no quarrel with the Muslim-Muslim ticket and strongly believed in the capacity of the party to rule the country.

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He said:

“I am campaigning for Tinubu and Shettima because if you ask me, may be it’s the will of God that these two men should come this time around. I have no quarrel about it and I believe in them being able to pilot the affairs of our nation to a higher level.”

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However, Adeyemi is seeking an amendment to the Electoral Act, 2022 to ban political parties from fielding same-faith presidential ticket to avoid a repeat of the Tinubu-Shettima scenario in the future.

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2023: Tinubu makes crucial appointment to his campaign council

The presidential candidate of the All Progress Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state as the Zonal Coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in the southwest.

The appointment of Akeredolu who is also the chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the chief press secretary to the governor, Richard Olatunde, on Monday, September 19.

The letter reads in part:

“By way of this letter, we are pleased to formally convey your appointment as the Zonal Campaign Cordinator (South West) of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council."

2023: Photos emerge as Tinubu seeks votes at Gombe gov’s son wedding

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded the northeast region for its overwhelming support for his political career.

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Legit.ng reports that he also urged the residents of the state to redouble their support towards helping him achieve his aspiration.

Tinubu made this appeal on Saturday, September 17, in his address shortly after the wedding Fatiha of Misbau Yahaya, son of the Gombe state governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, and his bride, Amira Babayo.

Source: Legit.ng

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