2023: Atiku, Obi in Trouble as Tinubu Meets Farmers, Agro Commodity Groups in Prominent Northern State
- The presidential candidate of the ruling party, APC, Bola Tinubu has continued with his consultation with notable leaders, groups and religious organisations, in the polity
- In the buildup of the 2023 general election, Tinubu has revealed he plans on developing the agricultural sector if given a chance to lead next year
- The former governor of Lagos state will take this further by meeting with farmers and the agro commodity groups in Niger state today
The APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu continues his engagement with another strategic sector of the Nigerian economy, with a Town Hall meeting in Minna, Niger State on Monday, November 7.
Along with his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, Tinubu will meet farmers and the agro commodity groups in the state, which is notable for being a breadbasket of Nigeria, Legit.ng reports.
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Bayo Onanuga, director, media & publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), in a statement on Sunday, November 6, noted that Governor Abubakar Bello will host the meeting and the candidates.
Tinubu plans to grow the agricultural sector if elected in 2023
Tinubu is expected to share his agenda on how he plans to build on the salutary foundation laid by President Muhammadu Buhari's administration in the agricultural sector.
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Onanuga maintained that Tinubu will tell the farmers about how he will help them and their communities “in new and significant ways that usher in a true and complete rebirth of Nigerian agriculture”.
Among what the APC candidate promises, according to his Action Plan, are ramping up the cultivation of the nation’s arable land from 35 percent to 65 percent and the establishment of commodity board for strategic crops, such as cashew, cocoa, cassava, soya, rubber and groundnut.
As envisioned, the commodity board will improve price certainty for farmers and increase their capacity to produce more staple food to feed Nigeria’s burgeoning population.
The Minna Town Hall meeting is the second by Tinubu, following the successful meeting with Nigeria’s business leaders on Tuesday last week in Lagos.
Similar town hall meetings are scheduled for Lafia in Nasarawa state and Calabar, Cross River state, in the next few days before the mega rally in Jos on 15 November.
‘Critics of Funke Akindele terrified by her success': Jandor blasts Tinubu over comment on running mate
A serious message has been sent to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate.
The message was sent by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos, Dr. Olajide Adeniran aka Jandor.
It was sent in response to Tinubu's warning to his supporters against mentioning the name of the Nollywood star, Funke Akindele in his presence.
Tinubu vs Atiku: PDP loses 5000 members to APC in top voting bloc state
Meanwhile, about 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state on Thursday, October 27.
According to The Nation, the defectors are members and supporters of the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor’s movement, “Lagos for Lagos".
They put on orange T-shirts and fez caps and stormed the APC office on Acme Road, Ogba, Ikeja, holding brooms, singing and dancing. The state deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, received the defectors and the APC chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi.
Source: Legit.ng
