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Arrangement has been concluded for the conferment of the Grand Commander of African Politics on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, by a political group, Coalition for a Better Nigeria
A statement issued on Monday by the group’s president general, Comrade Awa Bamiji, said Tinubu would be conferred with the title on February 14, 2023.
Awa, who is also a member of the APC presidential campaign council, stated that Tinubu would be presented with a statue of himself playing football as captain of African football team in politics.
“The gesture is in geniune appreciation of his long time contributions to human capacity development, politics, and businesses on the continent of Africa,” he said.
Awa further said a rally tagged, ‘Youths 4 Tinubu,’ will hold in Abuja on February 14, with the aim of showcasing Nigerian youths “undying love” for the former Lagos State governor’s 2023 presidential election.
The activist, who noted that though the battle for the 2023 presidential election is between Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), said the APC presidential candidate will emerge victorious at the end of the day.