Tinubu in Borno: I’ll reactivate oil exploration in Lake Chad Basin

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to reactivate oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin and recharge the drying Lake to generate jobs and boost agricultural production in Borno State.

Tinubu made the vow at the APC presidential campaign rally held at El-Kanemi Stadium in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Saturday.

“Security is top on our agenda and Nigeria will see peace and stability. The Borno people and their neighbours will witness prosperity and happiness,” he said.

Tinubu assuaged the feeling of those who are facing difficulties at the moment, saying ease would soon come their way.

The APC presidential flag-bearer further hailed his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, saying the two of them share attributes that would be used to make Nigeria greater.

The former governor said just like he did in Lagos, Shettima has also done the same in Borno State by laying a good foundation and ensuring good leadership succession.

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“Zulum is a symbol of continuity. Shettima is a representation of achievement,” Tinubu added.

Shettima, while speaking alongside the former Borno State Governors, Maina Ma’aji Lawal and Ali Modu Sheriff, said the state’s faith in APC has been strengthened with his nomination as the vice-presidential candidate of the party.

They assured Tinubu that the state would fulfill its part by giving overwhelming votes to him.

On his part, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, thanked Tinubu for picking a son of the state as his running mate.

“You have done all for us and now it is for us to deliver APC in Borno State,” he said.

Zulum said Tinubu is more than a political ally for the state, adding that the latter had shown concerns for the difficult times the state went through during the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency more than anyone else.

“During our trying time he has always been with us. He has visited us between seven and eight times in the last eleven years. There is nobody else that has done anything like that for us,” the governor said.

Governor Zulum, however, urged the people of Borno State to troop out on Saturday, as they did for the rally, to show appreciation to Tinubu by casting their votes for him.

Others at the rally were the APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu; and other members of the party’s National Working Committee of the party; among others.

The Star