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A political group, Team Gamji,has staged a one million man walk in kogi state, to drum support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. (APC), Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima.
Our Correspondent reports that the solidarity work which kicked off at the Inike Field in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi Central Senatorial district, attracted thousands of supporters from the five councils of the district.
Speaking during the walk, at Ebira day ground, Alhaji Muhammed Sule (Sunday SEA), who is the chairman of the Gamji Coalition for Asiwaju, noted that this was a demonstration of their unalloyed support for the Asiwaju presidency come 2023.
“What we are doing today is on behalf of our patron and leader Alhaji Sanusi Abubakar, who ensured the success of this gathering today.
” We are going to work for the success of Asiwaju/Shettima. This is our project, they are saleable candidates. They are already President and Vice President in waiting.
He assured that the group has set up structures in all the wards in the district to deliver an overwhelming votes for the APC presidential candidate in the February, 2023 presidential election.
He called on all the people of the central senatorial district to key into the project, son that the area will benefit maximally from theAsiwaju presidency, assuring that Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu is already a president in wait.
Speaking also the Secretary General of Gamji Coalition for Asiwaju who also doubled as as Secretary General of Team Gamji, Comrade Onusi Abdullateef, described Tinubu as the only candidate who has raised so many people through capacity building and has proven to be a visionary leader.
He stressed that Tinubu has done credibly well in terms of policy implementation and that his ability to build character and individuals cannot be overemphasized.
He said: “As a support group, our aim is to promote the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to emerge the next democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).”
“He is a team player, he ad president, can fully deploy thehuman and material resources of the country towards its development. He has done it before and he will replicate it again for the good of out nation.
He expressed optimism that with his track record, Tinubu will emerge victorious in the general elections.
Also speaking Alhaji Ken Abubakar, the Chairman of Team Gamji, thanked everyone that trooped out for the walk, saying that” politics is local hence the mobilization and sensitization from the grassroot”.
Speaking also, the deputy chairperson of the group, Hajia Zainab Atimah, described the large turn out of women as a sign of their love for Asiwaju and Shettima.
She called on the people to shun any sentiment and give their maximum support to “this winning team”, saying that with their enviable track record of achievements when they held sway as governors of their respective state, Nigeria would be safer with them.
Addressing the crowd, Alhaji Kent Abubakar the Chairman of Team Gamji thanked everyone that trooped out for the walk, saying that politics is local hence the mobilization and sensitization from the grassroots.
Speaking also Alhaji Ogunye commended the team for their hard work , saying that Sanusi Abubakar had been tested in the past adding that “he is someone that can be trusted.”
He assured them that their efforts to make Asiwaju/Shettima presidency a success would not be in vein, stressing that the era of ‘‘monkey working and baboon enjoying is over.”
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
