2023: Peter Obi Shivers as Tinubu Receives Powerful Donation From Prominent Chieftain in Top Southeast State
- The presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, APC flagbearer has again received a major boost in the polity
- In the buildup of the 2023 elections, a chieftain of the party in Enugu has donated branded vehicles and billboards for Tinubu in the state
- Dr. Ben Nwoye made this powerful move less than a few months after he donated his residence to the Tinubu/Shettima campaign project in the state
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After donating his residence for the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign project, the immediate past chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has taken a step to ensure victory for the ruling party.
This is as he branded some campaign vehicles to boost the party’s presidential campaign ahead of the 2023 election, The Nation reported.
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Nwoye gives reason for the strategic move
Nwoye also mounted several campaign billboards he sponsored to market the party’s presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Enugu state, less than three months after donating his residence.
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Legit.ng gathered that the Tinubu/Shetima campaign billboards were mounted in strategic locations in the state.
Speaking to newsmen in Enugu Friday, October 28, on the motive behind his action, the APC chieftain, who is also the federal commissioner representing southeast in the Federal Consumer Competition Protection Commission (FCCPC), said:
“Its just out of my conviction that Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shetima are the best candidates amongst all the 2023 presidential hopefuls.
“Without sounding immodest, His Excellency, Senator Amed Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shetimma, are known tested and trusted leaders who have the capacity to take our dear nation Nigeria to our expected destination."
2023 presidency: New twist as Akpabio declares support for Tinubu, gives reason
The former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has pledged to mobilise grassroots support in Akwa Ibom and beyond for the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Akpabio, who is APC senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North West, said making Tinubu the next president is a task that must be accomplished for the security and prosperity of Nigeria.
Speaking at the inauguration of his campaign council, Akpabio urged all members of APC to go to all nooks and crannies of the State to canvass for votes for Tinubu, himself and all other candidates of the party.
2023 elections: States where APC primaries have been nullified
Ahead of the 2023 general election, Nigeria's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), risks not fielding candidates in at least two states.
This results from court rulings nullifying the primaries conducted by the parties in the affected states.
Nevertheless, all is not lost for the APC, as there is a window to appeal the court rulings before the 2023 polls.
Source: Legit.ng
