Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for president, will meet with drivers from the private sector on Thursday in Imo in preparation for his upcoming campaign there.
After arriving from the APC Presidential Campaign flag-off in Plateau on Wednesday, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo made the remark while speaking to reporters at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri.
Investors, producers, and merchants, among others, would be some of the private sector's driving forces, according to Mr Uzodimma.
“Imo will tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, hold a town hall meeting where Tinubu will be present to speak to the private sector, listen to them and hear some of the challenges they have been confronted with in the course of doing their businesses.
“He will also see whether they are provided in his manifesto and if not, make the final amendment to the manifesto,” he said.
The governor, who is also the Coordinator for the APC’s South-East Presidential Campaign Council, reiterated his call on Igbos to be part of the government of Nigeria at the centre by keying into the agenda of the APC which he said was already a success story in Imo.
“The only way to be part of Nigeria is being part of the government at the centre and the government at the centre is controlled by the APC.
“In Imo, there is a lot to why everyone should encourage APC. You don’t change the winning team as APC is winning in Imo and other States of the federation so it should continue,” he said.
He described the Party’s outing in Jos as “a welcome development that recorded a very huge success”.
According to him, the flag-off was a symbolic event as it would encourage other states to replicate what happened in Jos in their states.
He, however, added that tentatively on Monday, November 21, the Party would be holding a state campaign rally similar to what happened in Jos.
“All members of the Party in Imo will come out to receive the presidential candidate of the APC who will also speak to the larger audience at the venue,” he said.
(NAN)