Women and youths in the All Progressives Congress from the 19 Northern states have called for the adoption of Senator Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the APC, as the consensus candidate of the party in the 2023 Presidential election.
They made the call on Friday during a rally held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, saying Tinubu is fit and capable to turn around the nation’s economy.
The groups, led by Yakubu Dauda, said that they elected to adopt the former Lagos State governor as the consensus presidential candidate of the APC in the 2023 general elections following extensive deliberations.
Dauda said, “We wish to inform Mr President that we have also been actively mobilising support for the party at the grassroots levels across the 19 northern states in preparation for the 2023 general elections.
“The response of the people has been encouraging. We wish to use this medium to inform Mr President that the APC as a party has continued to have a stronghold amongst the people who have been beneficial to the various social security initiatives implemented across the country in critical sectors, such as agriculture, education and health.
“Mr President, in the course of our daily engagements across the northern states, we have been inundated with an astronomical level of support for the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His acceptance level amongst the grassroots is phenomenal. One might be tempted to think he has his origin from the North.
“As a group with a vast network amongst youths and women in the 19 northern states in the county, including the Federal Capital Territory, we can say without fear or favour that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is widely accepted as the prime candidate for our great party in the coming 2023 general elections.”
According to them, Tinubu built bridges across the country in service to humanity in several areas.
