The coalition of northern ethnic groups from the 19 Northern states and the FCT, has officially flagged off a door-to-door campaign and sensitisation for the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Mr. Kola Abiola.
The coalition named, Abiola Support Group, have been campaigning for the candidate for three months prior to the grand flagged off which was held yesterday in Abuja.
Speaking at the flag off campaign, leader of the group, Alh Nasiru Muhammad Ingawa, said it has become necessary to spread the gospel of a new Nigeria to every nook and cranny of the North.
He said it is time for a new breed of young leaders with fresh innovations that suits the modern day democracy for a prosperous nation and effective governance free from corruption, disunity and archaic ideas that held the country to ransom to emerge.
The Arewa Support group for Abiola called on all the northerners to return the gesture received from Southern Region of Nigeria 2015 that resulted in the coming of President Buhari to power.
“The North has a beautiful long history of cordial relationship with the late Moshood Abiola of the blessed memory, and now with Mr. Kola Abiola who proved competent and capable of addressing the lingering issues of insecurity and economic crisis putting the North on its knees and by extension affecting the Socio-Economic strength of Nigeria as a whole.
“The Arewa Youth Group For KOLA Abiola is confident that the underground work going on at the grassroots level within the Northern rural areas and the Northern cities by the support group is being welcomed by the Northern populace and the group is certain that the PRP will surely produce the Next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Forthcoming General election comes 25th February 2023.
“And Mr KOLA Abiola stands out to be the best among the other contenders seeking the office of president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
Responding, the presidential candidate of PRP, Kola Abiola said that “It is a fantastic endorsement and when you see a group like that endorsing you it is a very big development. It also shows that we are very inclusive in our party, we are truly a national party.
“We have 719 candidates in this election, 23 governors and 44 senators and so on and so forth. So by doing this it shows that we are truly national. I’m from the South and Kalo is from Kaduna South and we can still get support from such groups. It is a good development,” he said.
