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Ahead of next month presidential poll, Arewa Community in Lagos on Sunday endorsed All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Ibrahim
The Northern groups promised to mobilise Northerners in Lagos and network with their kith and kin across the country to vote for the ruling party.
Members of the Arewa Group under the aegis of Arewa Support Movement and ‘Arewa Community in APC’ converged on Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, for a rally attended by Tinubu and Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The Northern groups were led by Alhaji Saadu Dandare, Chairman of Arewa Community in Lagos APC, and Kabiru Abdulahi, Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure.
Ganduje, who hailed the huge crowd for its solidarity, described Tinubu as adetriabalise Nigerian and a product of unity.
After the rally, Tinubu stormed the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos for a special prayer organized by an Islamic Movement, Al-Jamahatul Quadiriyah Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
Also yesterday, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq said Tinubu is unstoppable, adding that the state will vote for him.
At the Onikan rally, Ahmed Tinubu promised to honour his campaign promises to Nigerians, to foster national integration and be fair to all ethnic groups constituting the heterogeneous country.
The APC candidate said under his leadership, Nigerians will live in peace, despite their ethnic and religious differences.
Tinubu said: “My respect for this country will continue to increase, and I will honour all my pledges that we all will live in harmony. We belong in each other’s hearts.”
He also assured that his government would be for all Nigerians, not favouring any religion or tribe.
Tinubu recalled that when he was governor of Lagos State, he appointed people into the State Executive Council from other regions of the country.
He said: “From the moment I enlisted in politics, I have always been nationalistic and detribalised in my approach. I do not operate on the basis of ethnicity, region or religion. I have friends and associates in all corners of this country.
“As governor of Lagos State, I constituted a cabinet, comprising competent people from all parts of Nigeria. We had the Yoruba, as we had the Igbo and Arewa. What was important to me was not your ethnicity or creed, it was your competence and the value you would bring to governance and people.
“To replicate this feat for the country is why I have offered myself for the presidency.”
