Ndigbo in Lagos State APC on Tuesday, stormed Ikeja for a town hall meeting in support of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate and Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crowd, comprising APC members of Igbo extraction only, converged at the Blue Roof of the Lagos Television (LTV) for the meeting.
The group was made up of Ndigbo from the 20 Local Government Areas and the 37 Local.Council Development Areas of the state.
It was a carnival of sorts as members of the group were seen in different regalia, dancing to songs while others were singing and chanting songs in praise of Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu.
Addressing the gathering, the state Chairman of the APC, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi said that the massive turn out of Igbos in APC for the town hall meeting, the party had reassured the party of their commitment and dedication.
“Today is an affirmation to assure the APC that Igbos in Lagos state are for Asiwaju,” the party chairman said.
Joe Igbokwe, APC chieftain and Leader of APC Ndigbo in Lagos state said that Tinubu is the best man to rule Nigerian come 2023.
Igbokwe said that anyone who had governed Lagos state would effortlessly govern Nigeria.
“Lagos is a 24-hour state and so anybody who has been governor in the state will not find it difficult to rule Nigeria.”
He challenged other presidential candidates to show their achievements to Nigerians.
Igbokwe also said that Ndigbo in Lagos state needed to protect their massive investments in the state as they have so much to gain by supporting Tinubu.
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