President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate drove into the 25,000-capacity stadium a few minutes past 3 PM on Tuesday, accompanied by several of the country’s high-profile politicians.
Tinubu, 70, who was clad in his traditional white, flowing agbada and trademark cap waved a broom, his party’s symbol, at the crowd as the open-top bus moved around the stadium amidst cheers of ‘City Boy’ one of his numerous nicknames.
When it was his turn to address the crowd, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, assured President Buhari, 80, that “as you work hard for me, I’ll work hard for Nigeria. As you give Nigerians the hope to renew their faith in their country, I will sustain that hope.
“Those who look helpless today will be helpful in this country. All the agenda set in our programme – Renewed Hope manifesto – will be pursued diligently, vigorously, with all our
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