President Muhammadu Buhari said while handing the APC flag to the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress party (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu at kick off of the party’s campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State, that Nigeria needed a leader like Tinubu.
Buhari urged the party faithful to campaign on issues and the abilities of the candidate and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
He reassured APC faithful that he will be at the forefront of the party’s campaign because of his belief in the party.
Daily Trust reports that President Buhari, who said it is only the APC that can steer Nigeria to fulfil its historic purpose, added that by working together with the leadership of the party, the campaign council and its teeming supporters, the goal would be achieved.
The Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, in his remarks, assured the party supporters that APC would emerge victorious.
On his part, National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, urged Nigerians to vote for Tinubu/Shettima, saying the performance of the duo in Lagos and Borno states was excellent.