Protect your votes, Tinubu advises APC members, supporters

• Published date: 17 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged members of the election planning, and monitoring teams to protect the party's votes during next month's general elections.

Tinubu, who met with the group in Abuja yesterday in preparation for the election on February 25 and March 11 thanked them for agreeing to work towards the success of the party in all the elections.

He noted that the party's success rests on their commitment to the assignment given to them.

He said: 'The work you are doing is essential to victory. We cannot win without your contributions.

'Victory rests on you all as much as it rests on our party's candidates themselves. And when I say this, I include myself in that statement. This is how important I see your work.'

Those present at the event include National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Director-General of the campaign and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola and many other chieftains of the party.

The APC presidential standard bearer urged the election monitors to be vigilant and do their best to ensure that the party's votes across the country are secured to bring victory for all the candidates contesting in various elections.

He added: 'I know there will be challenges and our opponents will lay traps in hopes that you fail. You must stand firm and remain vigilant. Tens of millions of people believe in our great party. They have put their trust in us and will cast their ballots for us in each and every election at the national and state levels.

'We must ensure the trust of the people is not betrayed. How? By ensuring that every vote in our favour counts, is counted and recorded. We must protect every vote.

'We have 28 governorship candidates, 109 senatorial candidates, 360 House of Representative candidates and 988 state assembly candidates, all of whom...