The Director, Media and Publicity, All Progressives Congress
Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has debunked insinuations that his
principal and presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was rushed off the stage
due to health concerns at his rally in Minna, the Niger State capital.
Onanuga said the crowd that turned up to welcome Tinubu at
the rally was so massive that the former governor of Lagos State had to address
them briefly.
In a statement, he shared on the official website of the APC
presidential candidate and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, “A
massive crowd of APC supporters welcomed the presidential candidate, Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Minna on Wednesday, as he arrived for the mega rally.
“The cheering crowd was unprecedented, according to
journalists at the Trade Fair Complex, the venue of the rally.
“Tinubu, who held another successful rally in Kaduna on Tuesday, arrived in Minna in the evening of the same day for a series of meetings with APC leaders. The crowd was so huge that Tinubu spoke briefly to appreciate the supporters and identified the party candidates seeking elective positions.
“Contrary to the rumours that he was rushed off stage because of health concerns, Tinubu cut it short to attend to other programmes of the day. He commended the party supporters for coming out en masse to witness the flag off of the presidential campaign.”
After the rally, Tinubu inaugurated his campaign office in
the city, donated by Blueprint Newspaper Publisher and Chairman, Strategic
Communications of the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council,
Mohammed Malagi before visiting the Emir of Minna and was later hosted in a
luncheon organised by the Governor of Niger, Abubakar Bello.
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