DAILY TRUST
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, told the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, that it is the wish of President Muhammadu Buhari for him to win the coming election.
He said this during a courtesy visit to the Palace of Sultan before leaving for the Giginya Memorial Stadium, Sokoto, venue of his party’s Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign rally.
Tinubu told the leader of the Sokoto Caliphate that: “We have come here to ask for your support and blessings; we want to win the coming elections.
“I have come to be presented to you as Candidate. The President and Commander-in-Chief, Muhammadu Buhari is here in person to do that. I want to win the election. Is there a way you will decline the request of the President?”
While speaking, Buhari said, “My wish is for your support and blessings; we want to win.”
The President, who narrated the qualities of the candidates, including their common belief and commitment to the unity and progress of every section of the country, said he had associated with Tinubu for more than 20 years and did not have any reservations in supporting him as the candidate of the APC.
Buhari, in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, said Tinubu’s greatest strength was in his effective governance of Lagos, the country’s former Capital, a business hub and home to diverse individuals from…
