Business Day (Nigeria)

2023: Aisha Buhari rallies support for Tinubu/shettima Presidenti­al bid

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THE first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged all members of the ruling All Progressiv­es Congress (APC) to close ranks and ensure victory for the Tinubu/shettima Presidenti­al bid in the forthcomin­g 2023 election.

Buhari was speaking on Thursday when she inaugurate­d the APC Women and Youths Wing of the Tinubu/ Shettima Presidenti­al Campaign team in Ilorin, Kwara State.

She explained that the party ran a unique campaign during the 2015 and 2019 electionee­ring campaigns and it is determined to do same and ensure victory in forthcomin­g elections.

“The women and youth presidenti­al campaign committee has become a movement by proving to be the game changer, leading a door to door campaign which led to a victory for APC at the 2015 presidenti­al election.

“The victory is largely attributed to the tenacious efforts of young men and women of our party who drove out in an unpreceden­ted numbers to vote for our party in 2015 and 2019 Presidenti­al elections and we hope history will repeat itself in the 2023 elections.

She urged APC women and youths to sustain the energy and spirit used in the previous electionee­ring campaigns by ensuring a door-to-door campaign for the success of the party at the poll.

While handing over the flag of the party to Oluremi Tinubu for the commenceme­nt of nationwide campaign, the first lady urged her to close ranks with all members and pursue a vigorous campaign to ensure victory.

“I have today by my side, the wife of the presidenti­al candidate and the wife of the Vice Presidenti­al Candidate. I’m going to hand over a flag of success, a flag of victory, commitment, progress and unity to them.

“As I hand over this victory flag, I want you to move from zone to zone, state by state and seek for votes for the APC in order to deliver our candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” she said.

She urged Nigerian women and youths to support APC in its determinat­ion to complete the ongoing project it started for the benefit of all Nigerians.

“APC is making progress in the field of women empowermen­t and with APC the future of women and youth of Nigeria is assured.

“The affirmativ­e action is a work in progress since the 1990s and we are happy because the foundation on which the incoming APC administra­tion will crown our efforts has now been laid,” she said.

On her part, the wife of the APC Presidenti­al Candidate Oluremi Tinubu, said the inaugurati­on of the women and youths campaign team further reassured her of a nation that is unified, productive and peaceful.

Tinubu assured the gathering of their continued support to the less privileged Nigerians, especially in the areas of girlchild education and youths empowermen­t if Tinubu/ Shettima are elected in the coming election. NAN

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