Collective Efforts Group for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (CEGBAT) has commended Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi for the role he played prior emergence of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 presidential election.
The group noted that Senator Akanbi was among the first set of people that encouraged Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to throw his hat into presidential ring to contest.
According to coordinator of the group, Mr. Adewale Olanrewaju, he said Senator Akanbi didn’t draw back his support ever since Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the APC presidential primaries, rather he intensified the support working day and night to ensure Tinubu’s victory at the polls.
“Senator Akanbi has supported Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid with eight (8) branded vehicles, branded offices for Coalition Movement for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (COMBAT) and Tinubu/Shettima Grassroots Mobilization, online radio among others.
“Coalition Movement for Bola Ahmed Tinubu CoMBAT established by Senator Akanbi has been meeting market men and women, artisans, pensioners among others to galvanize support for Tinubu”.
The group restated that Sen Akanbi has inaugurated well remunerated 10 canvassers in each market in Ibadan for door-to-door, market-to-market canvassing for Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency.
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“We observed that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s posters were not in Ibadan, (COMBAT) is the leading group pasting posters of Tinubu in every nooks and crannies of Ibadanland”.
