Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has said “I don’t know Obi”, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), further adding that the people of Katsina don’t know Obi.
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| Governor of Katsina State Aminu Bello Masari. Photo: ChannelsTV via PremiumTimes |
Governor Masari has thrown the full weight of his support on the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and confidently saying that “Tinubu will be the next President”.
Masari backing Tinubu to emerge victorious at the 2023 Presidential elections described the him as “a presidential candidate of Nigeria that cuts through all barriers”.
The Katsina Governor featured as a guest on a current affairs programme, Journalist Hangout, Wednesday evening on TVC. He de-emphasized on Peter Obi’s popularity in Katsina State.
He portrayed People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar as a “formidable force”, but clarifies that “Tinubu is a greater force”.
The Governor said: “I don’t know Obi. How many Katsina people know Obi?
“Who is better than Tinubu? We are talking of a presidential candidate of Nigeria that cuts through all barriers—tribal, regional and religion, name it.
“Tinubu will be the next president Insha Allah. Katsina people have bought into it. The people know his role in 2015 when President Buhari was elected into office. They know his role in 2019, when Buhari was re-elected. We people of Katsina are not ingrates.
“Atiku is a formidable force, but Tinubu is a greater force. Atiku is a veteran of election contests and a veteran loser. He will lose again.”
Masari said the outcome of the 2023 Elections will not be adversely affected by the problems of insecurity which have plagued some parts of the state.
“APC is still the party to beat. Insecurity is not only a Nigerian problem. Niger is not secure. Mali is not secure, Central Africa is not secure. There is a global insecurity problem.”
