By Ishaya Ibrahim
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his opponent at the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, held rallies in the North West states of Kano and Sokoto today, February 9 hoping to use the event to outdo each other with crowd attendance.
Atiku and Tinubu are expected to fight for the votes in the North West fiercely, a region predominantly Hausa/Fulani Muslim in demography, and which has a reputation for voting for any of the two parties – PDP and APC.
Tinubu was in Sokoto today, accompanied by President Muhammadu Buhari to seek the support of the people in the February 25 presidential election.
He first visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, at his palace to seek his blessing and endorsement, before heading to the Giginya Stadium, where a mammoth crowd greeted him.
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The presence of President Muhammadu Buhari added flavour to the Sokoto rally where Tinubu promised to continue with the ‘broom revolution’ of the APC.
For the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the Kano rally also was an opportunity to show his strength in the North West.
His first stop in the state was to pay homage to the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, before proceeding to the 10,000-capacity Sani Abacha Stadium where a mammoth crowd received him.
Also, the presence of the former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, added force to the Atiku rally in Kano due to his popularity in the state.
