From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Delta State chapter of the Buhari Support Organization (BSO) has vowed to deliver over 235,000 votes for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu in next year’s election.
At an enlarged meeting of ward and local government coordinators in Asaba, the state coordinator of BSO, Emma Ejiofor urged them to re-double their efforts to enlist unit commanders to ensure victory for Mr. Tinubu.
Ejiofor said BSO was working to ensure the consolidation of the gains of the President Muhammadu Buhari -led administration.
“The problem of this country is lack of sustainable leadership which has affected economic development. So we are working on consolidation. Buhari has done well that we can’t just let the work go just like that,” he said.
National Officer of BSO, Lauretta Onochie who doubles as the South-South woman leader, insisted that membership of the group cuts across all political parties, adding that the aim was to promote the ideas of Mr. Buhari.
Onochie dismissed claims that the President was allegedly working behind the scenes for the emergence of a northerner as his successor in 2023.
“We all know that PMB will not be on the ballot in 2023 but he will be in the background. So the essence of is to prepare members of BSO and to let them know where our principal is standing.
“As it stands now, PMB stands with Tinubu and as members of BSO, we also stand with Tinubu.
“PMB has no tribal or ethnic or religious bone in his body. He does not do religion, he is spiritual, he does not do tribalism, he is a very fair minded person.
“People just think that if they say he is nepotistic, that he is rooting for the north that it will stick, it will not stick because that is not who he is.
“PMB is a trusted man who follows due diligence and he respects those who have been working with him and have supported him,” she stated.
She insisted that Tinubu is the best among the contenders, noting that with his (Tinubu) track of performance in infrastructure and human capital development, the APC candidate would build on the foundation laid by PMB if elected.