From Tony John, Port Harcourt
All Progressives Congress (APC) has boasted that its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will win convincingly in Rivers State on February 25.
It also disclosed that it has mobilise over 50,000 supporters in the state to grace its presidential rally saying it would be the mother of all campaigns witnessed in the nation.
Member of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and Independent Campaign Council (ICC), Tony Okocha, stated this in Port Harcourt, yesterday, while inspecting ongoing preparations at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, venue of the presidential campaign slated for February 15.
He said the state was ready to host the campaign train of the party’s presidential standard bearer, assuring Tinubu that the party was up for his victory.
“We came here to inspect the facility and the works going on. One of the reasons we came is to assure and re-assure our presidential candidate that Rivers State is upbeat. We are ready for him on the 15th. We want to assure the candidate, the party, PCC, national that we are upbeat. Even though nothing has been advanced to us, we have taken the bull by the horns.
“As a people, we have assured ourselves that nobody will sabotage what the APC will be doing in Rivers State. These young men you are seeing, we have put resources together to see how much we can put in place and to mobilise a minimum of 50,000 attendees to this venue. To the best of my knowledge, we are members of PCC and ICC, we are not splintering. We had shown you. We are not in contention with anybody. We are united. Tinubu will win convincingly and overwhelmingly in Nigeria and Rivers State. If care is not taken, Rivers State will be turning in the first result,”Okocha said.