Tinubu asks Jos for forgiveness over airport-only condolence visit, begs for votes

At a campaign rally in Jos, President Tinubu apologised to Plateau residents for not going beyond the airport after the Palm Sunday killings and asked them to vote for him.

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday begged Plateau residents’ forgiveness for limiting his Palm Sunday condolence visit to the airport, Peoples Gazette reported.

At the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Jos, he said, “The last time I visited Plateau State, I was limited to the airport. Forgive me if you didn’t see me in the hinterland.”

He added, “But I saw the devastation, got the report from the governor, and saw the horror on the faces of our people. But since then, that has changed; we are forging ahead together. I assure those who are displaced that we will rebuild your communities and bring you back there.”

He also urged residents to vote for him and the APC, promising a peaceful election.

“Don’t worry about those people trying to purvey violence. We will take care of you. There will be a peaceful election. Go out and vote. Vote for the candidate of the APC. Sak. You get it? APC Sak, from top to bottom,” Mr Tinubu said.

The visit came barely seven months after his 10-minute airport stop following the Anguwan Rukuba attack.