The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima have met with leaders from the northern part of Nigeria under the umbrella of the Arewa Joint Committee for an interactive session.
The meeting is part of a wider interaction with selected presidential candidates to discuss their plans for the region, ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The appearance of the APC presidential candidate comes two days after his rival in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar engaged in a similar interaction with the northern leaders.
The interactive session which is held at the Arewa House in Kaduna is organized by a coalition of six groups from the North including the Arewa Consultative Forum, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Northern Elders Forum, Jami’ar Matan Arewa, among others.
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Tinubu is accompanied by the Director-General of APC Presidential Campaign Council and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong as well as the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja.
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir-El-Rufai and his colleagues from Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule, Atiku Bagudu - Kebbi, Abubakar Badaru - Jigawa, Mai Mala Buni - Yobe, Babajide Sanwo-Olu - Lagos and Bello Matawalle – Zamfara, among others were also in attendance.