Local farmers nationwide congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the winner of the just concluded presidential election, on his victory on Saturday.
They took advantage of the chance to declare that they were prepared for the revolution that the former governor of Lagos State had promised farmers in his “Renewed Hope” campaign.
With 8,794,726 votes, Tinubu defeated Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who received 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.
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Bello Abubakar, the Zonal Coordinator (North-West) of the APC presidential campaign council, spoke to journalists at the town hall in Abuja on Saturday and explained that the President-elect’s focus on agriculture during his campaign was the driving factor that inspired farmers in their millions to vote en masse for him.
He said, “Their focus on agriculture from day one has encouraged and mobilized farmers in their millions to vote for the ticket and we are pleased we won decisively. We are ready for the incoming ‘agbado and cassava’ revolution that he promised in the agricultural revolution. The greatness of this country lies in the farm fields of rural Nigeria.”
“We in the directorate also wish to extend sincere gratitude to other Nigerian farmers for coming out en-mass to vote for Asiwaju/Shettima ticket based on their belief that the renewed hope manifesto is a clear pathway to peace, unity, and sustainable development of Nigeria.”
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“We pray that the farmers’ mandate will never be truncated or stolen. Let us be clear, the mandate is a trust to them based on their proven records in Lagos and Borno States and their excellent administrative prowess over the years as well as sustained nationalism.”
The farmer also took use of the occasion to urge Obi, Atiku, and other disgruntled candidates who lost Saturday’s presidential election to look for legal channels through which to voice their complaints.
