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President Muhammadu Buhari in a public show of loyalty, openly voted for Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of his party on Saturday, in Daura, Katsina State.
After voting for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Buhari caused quite a stir in social media, as he openely displayed his ballot paper, showing that he thumbprinted for Tinubu.
He said after campaigning for the political leader in many parts of the country, he has now reaffirmed on his preferred successor.
President Buhari, who cast his vote alongside his wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari and other family members, at Ward A, Sarkin Yara Polling Unit 003, said it was a pity that only one female emerged as the gubernatorial candidate (Aisha Binani) of the APC.
According to a statement issued by presidential spokesman Garba Shehu, Buhari assured that he had always supported the candidacy of Tinubu, and the show of his ballot paper to the media and the public further shows his commitment to the party and the national leader.
“I am very impressed because I have seen how the people turned up. I am very impressed and very happy. Well, the candidate I voted for I have already mentioned him in many states in Nasarawa, Katsina and Sokoto.
“All over the place, I mentioned my favourite candidate, Asiwaju Tinubu, and I believe my constituency will elect him 100 percent,” he said.
The president further advised Nigerians to ensure that their rights to vote were always respected.
“Nigerians should make sure that they are respected; that means that the candidate they want to vote for they are allowed to vote for him.
“It is a pity there is only one female candidate from Adamawa State, so the electorate should kindly follow our party,” he added.
On how he felt that this was the first time since 2003 that he was not on the ballot paper, the president said, “it is very exciting. I look at those who are competing and some of them are so agitated and they didn’t know that I tried three times and ended up in the Supreme Court three times”.
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