Shettima, Ganduje mobilise Lagos Arewa community’s support for APC

All Progressives Congress (APC), vice-presidential candidate Senator Kashim Shettima and Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdulllahi Umar Ganduje on Wednesday stormed the popular Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, Lagos State to mobilise Arewa community in the state to vote for the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The duo were led to the market by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to meet members of the community who had waited patiently for their arrival.
The Kano State governor sought for the support of the community for APC not only to win but to win with wider margin in the forthcoming general elections in 2023.
He said Asiwaju Tinubu is not a stranger to the Northerners because of his contribution to their region and their peoples’ development.
Ganduje urged the community to reciprocate the kind gesture of Tinubu to the Northerners and their region with massive votes for their party at the polls
He challenged Lagosians to defeat Kano State in total number of votes that will be cast for Tinubu and APC in the polls.
The Kano governor described Tinubu as a nationalist who hold no bias against any ethnic group or religion.
He said the inclusion of member of Arewa community in his government while as a governor of the state, and continuous appointment of their kinsmen as cabinet member by Tinubu’s successors in office is a testimony of the kind of person Tinubu is
Shettima in his message, commended the community for the warm reception giving to them.
He told the community that the forthcoming elections is a pay back time by Arewa to Tinubu.
The former Borno State governor recounted previous support of Tinubu to many northern politicians, including Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Nuhu Ribadu and Muhammad Buhari who had contested for president.
“For those of us from the North , this is pay back time. In all electoral circle , Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu supported Northern Nigeria candidate for the presidency of Nigeria. When Atiku Abubakar was intimated and chased out of PDP, it was Asiwaju Tinubu that accommodated him and provided him with a platform to contest for presidency in 2007. Four years later, the same platform was made available to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to contest for the presidency of this country.
“In 2014/2015 presidential primary election and subsequent election, without the bloc votes from southwest generated by Asiwaju Tinubu, President Buhari could not have won APC presidential primary and also became president. The fit was repeated in the 2019 presidential election.
“Now is pay back time. We are people of honour; we should honour our pledge and committment by voting for Tinubu as president, vote for Babajide Sanwo-Olu for governor and vote for all APC in other elective post,” Shettima said.
Governor, Sanwo-Olu also promised the community with continuous dividend of democracy, by providing infrastructure and other necessities that will make them comfortable in Lagos State.
He urged the community to vote for APC candidates during the election.
Speaking on behalf of the community in the state, Alhaji Saadu Yusuf, who is the Lagos APC Arewa Chairman, promised to deliver their votes for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu and all APC candidates.