2023 Presidency: Atiku in Trouble as Fulani Leaders Endorse Tinubu for President

2023 Presidency: Atiku in Trouble as Fulani Leaders Endorse Tinubu for President

  • The APC presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, has been endorsed by the Leaders of Fulani communities (Ardos) under the aegis of Fulbe United for Peace and Development
  • Tinubu's endorsement above one of his leading contenders, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, is coming less than two weeks before the presidential election
  • In conjunction with the socio-political group, Arewa New Agenda, the ethnic group expressed satisfaction with the antecedent of Tinubu and his plans for Nigeria

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FCT, Abuja - Bola Tinubu, the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, has received a boost ahead of his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.

Tinubu, a presidential candidate from the Yoruba ethnic group, was endorsed by the Leaders of Fulani communities (Ardos) across the country under the umbrella of Fulbe United for Peace and Development, over Atiku, who is from the Fulani ethnic group.

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Fulani leaders endorse Bola Tinubu for 2023 presidency Photo Credit: Tinubu Media Office
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Have Fulani leaders endorsed Tinubu for President in the 2023 election?

In a statement sent to Legit.ng by the Tinubu media office on Monday, February 13, and signed by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, the Fulani leaders endorsed the APC candidate on Sunday, February 12, in Abuja.

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The Fulani leaders expressed their satisfaction with the antecedents of the former Governor of Lagos state as well as his plan for Nigeria.

In conjunction with another socio-political group, Arewa New Agenda, vowed to use its 33,661 to mobilize their members in millions to ensure Tinubu wins the 2023 presidential election.

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Leader of the group, Ardo Aliyu Liman Bobboi, while addressing the gathering during the performance of the Kolanu-sharing tradition said the group would work with the decision reached during the meeting and meet their people.

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According to him, the meeting is an avenue to invest their trust and support in the leadership qualities and capacity of the APC presidential candidate to effectively administer the country.

Bola Tinubu: APC candidate promises to revive popular fishing festival in top northern state

Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election has vowed to revive the popular Argungu fishing festival in Kebbi state.

Tinubu also promised to upgrade the agricultural status of the state if he is elected as the president in the forthcoming election.

The presidential hopeful commended the partnership between Lagos and the state in rice farming and promised to strengthen it across the state.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng