By Ezeocha Nzeh
The Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council has mocked what it described as the emty street hat greeted the visit of the presidential candidate of he All Proressives Conress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kano as an indication of the peoples rejection of him and his ruling party ahead of he 2023 general elections
Spokesperson of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization, Kola Ologbondiyan, said in a statement is issued Sunday in Abujaz that the empty streets that stared at Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Kano, at the weekend, was the clearest sign yet that the APC was on the highway to extinction ahead of the 2023 election.
Ologbondiyan said unlike the APC candidate, the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, attracts a huge crowd of Nigerians always eager to receive him anywhere he goes.
He recalled that these crowds “received the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, at his campaign rally in Benin, Edo State, as well as the two separate rallies held in Bida and Jibia in Niger and Katsina States respectfully.”
These, he said, “are manifest proofs that Nigerians are resolute in voting for Atiku Abubakar as the next President of Nigeria come February 25, 2023.“
Ologbondiyan further observed that the “thoughtless display of opulence” by the APC Presidential Candidate at his flopped Kano visit was completely repugnant and offensive to the people of Kano State, who cannot be swayed by pointless material showboating.
He advised Asiwaju Tinubu to immediately apologize and rescind from such trips and actions.
“Nigerians in Kano watched in awe as a convoy of vehicles paraded the streets of Kano municipal without eliciting any attention from bystanders who went about their normal businesses.
“In a recorded video that has gone viral, one of the bystanders was heard saying; ‘God has shown them clearly that people aren’t supporting them. No one is concerned about them. It is very shameful; Kano people are not with them.” Ologbondiyan added.
He further said that unlike the APC’s shameful outing in Kano, Atiku’s campaign is gaining more traction across the country because of his tenacity in addressing the issues and challenges brought upon Nigerians by the APC.
“Atiku is bringing the light to our dark side. He is creating hope in our state of disillusionment”, Ologbondiyan said.
Meanwhile, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that he has few steps to become the next President of Nigeria.
Tinubu, who stated this during an interactive session with the Islamic leaders from the famous Tijjaniyya sect in Kano State, told them that God has answered their prayers on him, as he is few steps to become the next president.
“To many of you (Ulama’s), we spoke and you offered prayers for me. You can be proud that I am standing before you with only few steps left to become the President. So your prayer is answered,” he said.
Tinubu described the former Vice President, and candidate of the opposition Peoples democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar’s as anti-nationalist, saying that he has shut himself out of the race.
“Between all of us running, we are three now left. One just failed the most important part of the examination. Are you a unifier or a divider? He said I’m from the North. You are a divider,” he said.
Tinubu gave the Ulamas the assurance to fix and put the nation on the path of rapid development and growth in terms of economy and industrialization among others.
