Many politicians Tinubu supported abandoned him in 2023 – APC Chairman Yilwatda 

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that galore politicians whom President Bola Tinubu supported implicit the years withdrew their backing erstwhile helium declared his volition to contention the presidency successful 2023.

Yilwatda spoke connected Friday astatine the party’s nationalist secretariat successful Abuja portion welcoming members of absorption parties from Sokoto, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano and Plateau states who defected to the APC.

He said Tinubu had supported respective politicians from the North and South earlier seeking the presidency, but galore of them abandoned him erstwhile helium needed their support.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ever supported bluish politicians due to the fact that helium believes successful the unity of Nigeria,” Yilwatda said.

He cited Tinubu’s enactment for Atiku Abubakar successful 2007, erstwhile the second contested the presidency, and Nuhu Ribadu, who ran nether the Action Congress of Nigeria successful 2011.

Yilwatda besides recalled Tinubu’s enactment for erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari successful 2015 and 2019.

“He has consistently worked to bring polit...