Supporters of Yahaya Bello besiege Bauchi in 2023 to rally support.

Thousands of supporters of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello besieged major streets in Bauchi on Saturday to rally support for his presidential bid in 2023.

According to Our Reporter, supporters began their rally at the Multi-purpose indoor sports hall, then marched through Kobi Street, Emir Drive, Central Market, and finally to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa tomb.

For a few hours, there was heavy traffic, but it subsided once they arrived at the tomb of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The supporters sang and danced as they marched, carrying banners, posters, and other items with various inscriptions announcing the governor of Kogi State’s presidential ambitions and pledging their support.

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At the tomb of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku Moh’d Jamiu, thanked the crowd for showing support for his Principal’s presidential ambitions, describing him as a “very young politician” who has excelled where many older politicians have failed in the country.

“Yahaya Bello is a young man who has the interests of the country’s youth at heart; he has been supporting the youths and women, and in sha Allah, as President of Nigeria, he will do even more for the youths and women.”

“Yahaya Bello will make the best of Nigeria in 2023, continuing and improving on all of the good programs and policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC administration,” he said.

He urged all supporters of all political parties who have not yet received their voter cards to do so as soon as possible now that INEC is conducting continuous voter registration because, according to him, that is the only weapon they need to vote for Yahaya Bello, the ruling All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate (APC).

He warned them against engaging in any political thuggery that would tarnish Yahaya Bello’s good name and integrity, emphasizing that their President in 2023 despises violence and thuggery, and that they should avoid such acts.

The crowd then proceeded to the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu’s palace, where Yahaya Bello’s Chief of Staff delivered a message to the Emir seeking the Emir’s royal blessings on his presidential ambitions in 2023.

He promised that Yahaya Bello’s presidency of Nigeria will accord traditional rulers their due respect, dignity, and status as fathers of all, as he has done in Kogi state for the past seven years.