Why Tinubu Met With APC Govship, National Assembly Candidates – Al-Makura

A former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, has opened up on the meeting between the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the governorship and National Assembly candidates of the party.

Naija News reports that the meeting, which was held at the Presidential Campaign Headquarters in Abuja on Sunday, attracted a large number of flag bearers and party leaders.

Speaking with reporters at the end of the meeting, Almakura said the strategic meeting was successful and needed ahead of the forthcoming elections.

The Senator asserted that the candidates displayed a rare enthusiasm which showed that the party was strong enough to achieve huge successes at the polls.

Almakura, however, said the candidates cannot afford to disappoint the party that honoured them with the flags, urging them to do their best to ensure that the ruling party wins their states.

Some of the APC leaders at the meeting include Tinubu’s running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, APC National Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore,  Deputy Senate President  Ovie Omo-Agege and members of the National  Working Committee (NWC) and Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).

Others at the meeting were the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Governors  Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa State), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa)  and Simon Lalong (Plateau);  PCC Deputy Director General (Admin), Hadiza Bala Usman, PCC Deputy Director-General (Operations), Adams Oshiomole, PCC Secretary, James Faleke, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, and former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel.