Presidency Says Kaduna Rally Showed Strong Northern Support for Tinubu

Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, said the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign event in Kaduna State had embarrassed critics of the president and demonstrated his support in northern Nigeria.

In a post on X, Onanuga said the Kaduna campaign challenged opposition figures whom he described as acting out of “bad belle,” a term referring to resentment or ill will.

“The show of support bothers the ‘bad belle’ ADC opposition leaders, who spread the false idea that President Tinubu wouldn’t be welcome in any part of northern Nigeria,” Onanuga said.

Onanuga said Kaduna had put those critics to shame and thanked Governor Uba Sani for what he called a colourful display at the rally.

The APC campaign event, held in Kaduna over the weekend, nevertheless prompted divided reactions among Nigerians. Some people alleged that members of the crowd had been paid to attend the campaign gathering.

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