A massive crowd of APC supporters welcomed the Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Minna on Wednesday, as he arrived for the mega rally.
The cheering crowd was unprecedented, according to journalists at the Trade Fair Complex, venue of the rally.
Tinubu, who held another successful rally in Kaduna on Tuesday arrived Minna in the evening of same day, for series of meetings with APC leaders.
The crowd was so huge that Tinubu spoke briefly to appreciate the supporters and identified the party candidates seeking elective positions.
Contrary to the rumours that he was rushed off stage because of health concerns, Tinubu cut it short to attend to other programmes of the day.
He commended the party supporters for coming out en masse to witness the flag off of the presidential campaign.
NAN reports that commercial activities was brought to standstill in Minna as the unprecedented crowd of supporters jammed the Trade Fair for Tinubu.
After the rally, Tinubu inaugurated his campaign office in the city.
He said, ” I inaugurate this office for the well being of Nigerians and the good health of the people”.
The office was donated by the Blueprint Newspaper Publisher and Chairman, Strategic Communications of the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi.
Tinubu also visited the Emir of Minna and was later hosted in a luncheon organised by the Governor of Niger, Abubakar Bello.
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