Tinubu Cancels Birthday Colloquium Over Abuja-Kaduna Rail Attack

The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cancelled his 13th Colloquium event.

Naija News understands that the event which usually hold annually is organized to celebrate Tinubu’s birthday.

However, Tinubu who turned 70th today has reportedly cancelled the birthday event.

Naija News understands that the Eko Hotel and Suites, venue of the colloquium was already filled to the brim with dignitaries Tinubu took to the podium to announce cancellation of the event.

The Presidential aspirant said he got informed of the train incident which has claimed scores of lives.

Tinubu said the tragedy called for sober reflection and not for celebration.

Tinubu stressed that it would not be unreasonable for him as a statesman to be celebrating when such a tragedy had befallen the nation.

“For me to be here celebrating, dancing and enjoying myself, does not speak of me as a senior citizen of this country. I asked that the cleric should to go and pray. this event should not be holding,” the Nations quoted Tinubu as saying.

“I have consulted with people you see around me here, they have agreed with me, I have subscribed myself to their suggestion that this event be cancelled. We pray for the souls of those that departed prematurely, we pray that God will help us to win the warn against terrorists and set Nigeria on the right part,” Tinubu added.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Farouk Yahaya has reacted to the deadly attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by bandit terrorists on Monday.

Recall that bandit terrorists attacked the train on Monday night with 970 passengers on board.

The train which took off around 6 pm from the Idu train station at the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja was attacked 30 minutes to Rigasa train station in Kaduna.

In a Twitter post on Tuesday afternoon, President Muhammadu Buhari Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad confirmed that the COAS has directed troops to go after the perpetrators and rescue kidnapped victims unconditionally.

Ahmad tweeted: “The Chief of Army Staff has ordered the troops of the Nigerian Army to liaise with other security agencies to intensify their search and rescue operations to ensure that the kidnapped victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train are rescued unconditionally.”