Thousands of young people on Saturday held a solidarity rally in support of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and his vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, in buildup to the 2023 presidential poll.
They included Hausa and Ndigbos groups, marching through Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, after converging on Maryland Roundabout, to Police College, GRA.
The rally organised by a support group, led by Seyi Tinubu, son of the APC presidential candidate was tagged ‘Eko Youth Walk for Tinubu/Shettima, Governor Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat’s re-election’.
The rally resulted in a serious gridlock in the Ikeja area of Lagos as motorists and other road users had to make use of alternative routes to their various destinations.
Participants at the rally sang solidarity songs for Tinubu/Shettima and Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat’s re-election, spotting White, Yellow, Orage T-Shirts, bearing, “Vote for Tinubu/Shettima Presidency, Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat re-election in Lagos, as they walked along the highway, saying, “Awa Lokan, Tinubu Lokan for President,” amid exchanged of banters with passers-by, and motorists.
The youths were later addressed at the Ikeja Police College with various musicians entertaining the crowd.
Apomu king turns warmonger for PDP Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, November…
Ondo poll: Three gov candidates withdraw for Aiyedatiwa Three gubernatorial candidates have withdrawn from Saturday’s election…
$6bn fraud: Judge scolds Agunloye’s counsel over delay tactics Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High…
Emefiele printed new naira notes different from what Buhari approved – Ex-CBN official The trial of former…
Train attack: ECOWAS court dismisses SERAP suit against FG The Community Court of the Economic Community of…
Court orders varsity to pay lecturer N40m compensation for wrongful dismissal The National Industrial Court in…