A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the Northwest, Abdulhamid Mohammed has given reasons why the Igbos should cast their vote for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Speaking on Tuesday, Mohammed who is the Youth Leader in the Northwest urged the Southeast region to vote for Tinubu in 2023 because of his immense contribution to the people from the region.
He said the call became necessary considering what the APC presidential candidate did for the Igbos in Nigeria, stressing that no other presidential candidate has done what Tinubu did for the Igbos.
“It is time for them to pay back by voting massively for him in the upcoming general elections,” he said.
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Muhammad described Tinubu as a detribalized leader, adding that when the Igbos left the South-East in droves, they were welcomed into Lagos by Asiwaju who was then the state governor.
The APC youth leader added that the APC presidential flag bearer gave the Igbos an avenue to flourish in their various businesses.
“Unlike in the South-East where traders are forced to sit at home by hoodlums, the blueprint laid by Tinubu made Lagos a conducive atmosphere for the Igbos to conduct their businesses without any hindrance.
“Tinubu ran an inclusive government and was among the pioneer governors who started appointing non-indigenes as state executives as numerous Igbos have benefited from such administrative initiatives.
“He appointed an Igbo man from Anambra State, Ben Akabueze, as Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget for eight years from 1999 to 2007,” Mohammad said.