The Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance, a political group, says the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, deserves Northern support as pay back for his numerous goodwill to the region.
A former Minister of Communications and leader of the coalition, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, said this during on Wednesday.
He spoke during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau in Zaria, Kaduna State, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, on Wednesday.
Shittu said that the North played a crucial role in the emergence of Tinubu as APC presidential candidate for the 2023 polls.
He said: “A lot of us in the South believe that northerners are not ingrates.
“They know the support Asiwaju Bola Tinubu gave to President Muhammadu Buhari and this is a pay back time.
“The Northern Governors Forum has come strongly to support the southern candidate, hence the emergence of Senator Bola Tinubu as the flag bearer of the APC for 2023 presidential election.”
Shittu said it was imperative for the coalition to visit northern leaders and thank them for the support.
He added: “As a coalition, we want to use this medium to tell the entire northern Nigeria that Tinubu will not disappoint the North when elected president.
“We want to appeal to you to help us talk to other northerners that Tinubu is your son and as their brother, he will not disappoint the North.”
He also appealed for the replication of the marvellous support given by the North to late M.K.O. Abiola in 1993 to Tinubu.
The coalition solicited for more support, prayers, longevity, good health and increasing wisdom Tinubu.
In his response, Bamalli appealed to politicians to work toward strengthening national unity during their electioneering for the 2023 general election.
The royal father advised them to play the game by the rules.