2023 Election: 100 Pastors and Prophets Declare Support for Tinubu in Rivers
- The presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been backed by some clerics from Rivers state
- According to the religious leaders, the former Lagos state governor is the best candidate among other contenders
- Going further, the religious leaders added that none of the candidates had supported the Christian community as much as Tinubu
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In a move that will annoy some Christians, over 100 pastors and prophets have declared support for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The religious leaders under the aegis of Rivers Pastors Unite for Tinubu said this after a meeting in Port Harcourt, Punch Newspaper reports.
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According to the religious leaders, Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, are the only team with the capacity to solve the myriad of challenges plaguing the country.
The coordinator of RPUT, Pastor Sunday Edimeh, who read their resolution, said none of the candidates had supported the Christian community as much as Tinubu, The Nation newspaper added.
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Edimeh, however, clarified that their position applied only to the presidential election and had nothing to do with the governorship and other elections in the state.
APC chieftain reveals Atiku will lose northeast
In another report, Deputy national publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Hon. Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has declared that Atiku Abubakar will be shocked when the result of the presidential election in the northeast is announced.
Atiku, who is the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), hails from the northeast region.
Ajaka thanked the state governor and people of Borno for coming out en-mass to support their son and the vice presidential candidate of the party, Sen. Kashim Shettima.
INEC releases number of accredited party agents in 176,974 polling units
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a number of approved party agents.
According to the electoral umpire in a report titled, “Summary of Polling Unit and Collation Centre agents submitted by political parties submitted for the general 2023”, 18 political parties registered 1,500,000 agents.
The party agents will work across the 176,974 polling units for the 2023 general elections.
Peter Obi is candidate with most polling unit agents in 2023 election
In another report, Peter Obi of Labour Party has technically become the presidential candidate with the most polling unit agents among other top contenders for the forthcoming presidential election.
This follows the publication of the summary of polling unit and collation centre agents submitted by political parties for the 2023 general election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In the publication, Peter Obi’s Labour Party has 134,874 agents, while The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has 96,034.
Source: Legit.ng
