The foremost presidential candidate in the county and revered national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has adjusted his campaign activities in the Southeast specifically Imo and Anambra state to exclude Mondays, the unofficial sit-at-home day observed in the region.
This was disclosed to Theliberationnews by a top member of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council who craved anonymity.
The insider explained that the adjustment had become sacrosanct in order not to put the lives of supporters at risk.
“We wanted to make a bold statement to non-state actors that they cannot dictate to us, but at the end of the day wise counsel prevailed,” the official said
“We could have gone there with a battalion of soldiers and nothing would happen but are we going to leave the soldiers with our supporters permanently,” the Tinubu campaign official said on the decision to heed the IPOB observance.
The official also observed that holding engagements on Mondays could also have affected the turnout as many supporters would be afraid to come out for fear that their lives could be cut short on the road to events.
In view of the development, the zonal stakeholders’ meeting previously scheduled to hold in Imo State on Monday, November 21, has now been pushed forward to Tuesday.
Also, the rally for Anambra scheduled for Monday, January 30, has been moved to Tuesday according to the adjusted presidential campaign timetable, which was released by the campaign council on Friday night.
