Both spoke in their different remarks during the presidential and governorship campaign flag-off rally that was held Tuesday in Umuahia Township Stadium, the Abia State capital. Amid the large turnout of party faithful, Tinubu and Uzodimma reasoned that the only thing that could hinder the APC from winning all the elections next month and in March is if the leaders work at cross purposes.
While Tinubu specifically invited the former minister of mines, Dr. Uche Ogah, who is in court challenging the governorship candidacy of Chief Ikechi Emenike, to a meeting with him, Governor Uzodimma thanked the leadership of the APC in Abia in advance for their willingness to work as a team in the interest of the party and the state.
Tinubu told the youths, "Your frustrations are over, and there will be no more strikes in the universities," even as he assured them that his administration will "give priority to education." "The confidence and hope for tomorrow are here with me becoming the President of Nigeria on February 25, 2023."
He invited all dissatisfied party members, particularly those who ran for different positions and were defeated, to return for a discussion.
While expressing his gratitude to the people for their patience and perseverance in waiting for a long time to be part of the rally, Tinubu advised them to go to the polls with their PVCs and vote for him and other APC candidates all the way.
He also appealed to the people of Abia State to vote for the APC governorship candidate, Chief Emenike, noting that "Emenike being your governor will link your state to the national political grid, in addition to ensuring that Abia State becomes a tourism haven by collaborating with the federal government."
Tinubu, again, thanked the South East Presidential Campaign Coordinator, Governor Uzodimma, for "his doggedness and support in ensuring that the party moves forward in the South East."
To the women supporters who came out in their numbers to stand by him, he assured them that their labors would never be in vain if he emerged as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria next month.
(Source: independent.ng)
