According to Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC’s nominee for president in the 2023 elections, has the support of the whole state.
He said this when he appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Journalists Hangout, a TVC current affairs programme.
Masari characterised Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, as an enigma and predicted that Tinubu would win the state in the election in February 2023.
He said: “I don’t know Obi.
“How many Katsina people know Obi?
“Who is better than Tinubu?
“We are talking of a presidential candidate of Nigeria that cuts through all barriers – tribal, regional and religion, name it.”
Asked if Katsina people had bought into the Tinubu project, Governor Masari said: “Tinubu will be the next president Insha Allah.
“Katsina people have bought into it.
“The people know his role in 2015 when President Buhari was elected into office.
“They know his role in 2019 when Buhari was re-elected.
“We people of Katsina are not ingrates.”
Masari said when asked if Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party upset Tinubu in the state: “Atiku is a formidable force, but Tinubu is a greater force.
“Atiku is a veteran of election contests and a veteran loser.
“He will lose again.”
Masari said the insecurity problems affecting some sections of the state would not affect the outcome of the 2023 election.
He said: “APC is still the party to beat.
“Insecurity is not only a Nigerian problem.
“Niger is not secure.
“Mali is not secure.
“Central Africa is not secure.
“There is a global insecurity problem.”