Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the election of 2023, has given N100 million to Kano flood victims.
At a dinner hosted in his honour by the Kano Business Community Council on Saturday in Kano, Tinubu made the announcement about the donation.
The presidential candidate pleaded for persistent prayer to put an end to the state and national flood calamities.
According to Tinubu, the donation was made to lessen the victims' suffering in the affected Local Government Areas.
If elected, the APC nominee promised that Nigeria's diversity would be a source of wealth for all.
“Unity in diversity, peace and prosperity are the fulcrum of my mission in this contest,” he said
Mr Tinubu noted that the Federal Government had taken several measures to build infrastructure and improve the ease of business across the country.
The APC presidential candidate pledged to reposition existing industries and make them a competitive source of industrialisation and growth, not just for the North or Kano but the entire country.
He also commended Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for his stride in Infrastructure development in the state.
Tinubu, who described Ganduje as a “friend and a reliable partner”, said that the relationship between Kano and Lagos dated back years due to the similarities between the two economic giants.
The APC presidential candidate also promised the business community that he would provide enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state.
He thanked the business community for the honour and promised to look into their blueprint if elected.
“If we win the election, we will call your representatives and see how we can move the nation forward,” he said.
Earlier, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje said that Tinubu has the capacity to provide the needed leadership that would consolidate and continue to ensure the country’s democratic gains.
Kano is APC and APC is Kano. So, our people are on board and we are soliciting for their support as usual,” he explained.
Ganduje said that Tinubu was a leader who would unite and move the nation forward.
Ganduje equally charged all party members to remain united and focused as the party moved with Nigerians to victory in 2023.
The APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, commended the business community council for organizing the dinner for the presidential hopeful.
Adamu described the gesture as an endorsement, saying that their demands would be met if Tinubu was elected as president.
Some of the business community council members spoke and presented their blueprint to Tinubu, appealing to him to provide an enabling environment for businesses to grow and flourish if elected.
They also urged him to focus on power as many industries were closed due to a lack of a steady power supply.
They also commended President Muhammad Buhari for building the largest railway project in the state, the AKK gas pipeline and Dala Inland Dry Port.
The APC presidential candidate was accompanied to the dinner by the Governors of Kano, Jigawa, Yobe and Zamfara States, Abdullahi Ganduje, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, Alhaji Bello Matawalle and Alhaji Mai Mala-Buni.
Others included members of the National Assembly, state executive council and other party stalwarts.