2023 Elections: Prominent Fulani Group Finally Reveals Anointed Presidential Candidate

2023 Elections: Prominent Fulani Group Finally Reveals Anointed Presidential Candidate

  • The presidential ambition of the APC flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, has received a huge boost ahead of the 2023 elections
  • This is as Fulani Community Nationwide, a Fulani socio-political organization, threw its weight behind the former Lagos governor and his running mate, Kashim Shetima
  • Alhaji Ya’u Haruna, the group's national chairman, said the decision to endorse Tinubu is promote the yearnings and aspirations of the Fulani all over the country

Malam-Madori LGA, Jigawa state - A Fulani socio-political organization, Fulani Community Nationwide, has adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shetima, ahead of the 2023 presidential elections.

The association's national chairman, Alhaji Ya’u Haruna, disclosed this on Wednesday, October 19, during the zonal mobilization gathering of the group in Malam-Madori LGA, Jigawa state, Daily Trust reported.

Read also

Just in: Photos emerge as Tinubu’s supporters hold rally in Lagos

Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima/2023 Presidency/Fulani Group
Fulani Community Nationwide endorses the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shetima. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

2023 presidency: Why we adopted Tinubu, Haruna reveals

Haruna said the association weighed all the presidential candidates at its national level.

PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG!

The group, after assessing all the candidates, decided to adopt the APC presidential flagbearer, Tinubu, to promote the yearnings and aspirations of the Fulani all over the federation.

2023: God will punish us if we don't support Tinubu, Lagos CAN declares

In a related development. the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Lagos has reportedly declared full support for Tinubu.

This was made known on Sunday, October 16, by the chairman of CAN in Lagos, Reverend Stephen Adegbite.

Adegbite was said to have claimed that God will punish the religious group in Lagos if it fails to support Tinubu come 2023.

Read also

2023 presidency: Buhari formally endorses Tinubu as his successor, issues powerful statement

Nigerian students finally reveal who they will support for presidency in 2023

Similarly, the ambition of the APC's presidential standard bearer received a huge boost on Tuesday, October 18, when a group of Nigerian students pledged to work for his victory in 2023.

The students, under the aegis of Tinubu/ Shetima Students Vanguard (TSSV), said their support for Tinubu was based on the fact the APC Presidential candidate has the required qualities to lead the country.

The group’s coordinator and immediate past National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Sunday Asefon, made the declaration at a briefing in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Nurudeen Lawal avatar

Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.