The National Unity Polo Tournament is expected to feature the 2023 Elections Presidential flagbearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively.
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| From Left: Presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, All Progressives Congress APC and Labour Party LP, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Peter Obi |
The event will be hosted in Keffi, Nasarawa State, North Central region of Nigeria.
The event which is supported by the Heritage Bank, is being organised by the Keffi Polo Ranch.
All other heavyweights in Nigeria’s “Political atmosphere”, royal fathers and heads of industry are expected to converge for the event.
Mr Ahmed Wadada, Founder and Promoter of the Ranch, made this known in an interview in Abuja on Tuesday, where he butressed that the tournament will commence on September 8 and end on 11 same month.
He further explained that one of the main essences of organising the event is to create a platform where the Presidential candidates of all the Political parties and their running mates can come together and understand each other better.
Also to ensure that enmity does not raise it’s ugly head as a result of the 2023 general elections.
Wadada said: “The tournament will bring together presidential flag bearers of all the political parties and other political gladiators across the country.
“I have reached out to Tinubu and Atiku and they have promised to participate alongside their running mates.
“We have also extended invitation to the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA), retired Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha.
“Others are Mr Kola Abiola of People’s Redemption Party (PRP) and the Social Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo.
“It’s gratifying to say that all of them have agreed to fully grace in the national unity Polo Tournament.
“Already the political atmosphere in the country is charged ahead of the commencement of campaigns by all presidential candidates.
”It might hot up in the next couple of months, hence the need for the tournament in order to douse tension in the political space.”
Mr. Ahmed Wadada, who is also the Senatorial candidate for Nasarawa West, under the umbrella of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), pleaded with Politicians to overlook provocative and incitive comments during campaigns, which could ignited undue violence during elections.
He said: “For those of us that are politicians, we must avoid provocative statements, we must avoid threatening ourselves.
“It is saddening that we make statements that are provocative and the younger ones are listening to us.
“This is to achieve a non-violent political atmosphere before, during and after the forthcoming 2023 General Elections.”
He also revealed that the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will be the Tournament’s Special Guest of Honour, as well as the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, will feature as the Royal Father of the Tournament.
Others expected to grace the event includes: the Emirs of Kano, Zazzau, Bida, Bauchi, Gombe, Minna, Ooni of Ife, Obi of Onitsha, Olu of Warri and all royal fathers in Nasarawa State.
