A group of ex-Niger Delta militants has pledged support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
In an advertorial published Wednesday by Vanguard, the group known as the Niger Delta Ex-militant Generals (NANDEG), also endorsed the Delta state APC governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
It said its decision was borne out of its desire to ‘foster genuine regional change, growth and accelerated development of the Niger Delta region.
“The aforementioned are our choices and we shall roll out our supportive arsenals at ensuring landslide victory for our candidates led by Asiwaju Tinubu”, said the group in the statement signed Joseph Figbele, the national coordinator and Abraham Ekokotu, the national secretary.
Justifying its support for Tinubu, the group said Tinubu has shown “over the years enough capacity, character, track record, resilience, statesmanship, sagacity, patience and love for the Nigerian state being a Pan-African/Nigerian nationalist with bias for massive development of human and material resources”.
“Asiwaju and his team having birthed democracy in the world’s most populated black nation, qualifies him as the beacon of our hope in Nigeria”, the group said.
" Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Niger Delta militants, Senator Kashim Shettima
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