A group, Progressive Mandate Alliance (PMA) has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because he needs support at all levels to perform and deliver on his programmes and policies.
The group made the call at a Press conference in Abuja to celebrate the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Deputy Kashim Shettima on Monday, May 29th, 2023.
It also called on other aspirants for Senate President and the Speaker of the incoming 10th National Assembly to shelve their ambition and support the All Progressives Congress (APC) concensus candidates, Tajuddeen Abbas and Senator Godswill Akpabio.
While addressing the Press Conference, the PMA National Chairman, Oba Adebayo M. Akinleye said, they made the call as part of the resolution of the Communique of a meeting held earlier by members from 19 Northern states as well as members from Lagos and Osun States.
“In view of the on-going leadership contest of the National Assembly, members, the executive committee of the PMA here by express their support to the leadership of our great party the APC and the candidates of the party for the president of the Senate distinguished senator Godswill Akpabio and right Honorable Tajuddeen Abbas for the speakership of the House of Representatives.
“The Tinubu led administration needs to be supported at all levels, the subsequent emergence of these two respected individuals as president of the 10th Senate and Speaker of the 10th House of Representative is for equity, fairness and justice and the balance of our political equation would have been put to rest.
“On this note therefore, we wish to call on all other aspirants to tow the line unity by supporting these gentle men and by so doing they would be supporting and working in the interest of the party”,He said.
Oba Akinleye further informed that, at the meeting, the group further called on all Nigerians to rally round the new president, support his renewed hope agenda and pray for the success of the new government.
“Similarly, the meeting resolved to Work by, sensitising the general public need to be patriotic to their country and be our brothers’ keeper”. He added.
