Emir of Katsina, Dr. Abdulmuminin Kabir Usman, says the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s national leader and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is a son of Daura and Katsina State.
Daura is the country home of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also a political ally of Tinubu.
The emir said he would support Tinubu’s aspiration, adding that as son of the soil there is no way the people of Daura and Katsina would disown the former governor of Lagos State.
The emir spoke when he received members of the Arewa Organisations Movement for Asiwaju led by Senator Abu Ibrahim in his palace in Katsina.
“So, this man that you brought, Tinubu, is home here, he is son of the soil and he has done a lot for me. I was in Lagos some three weeks ago, the first since 1967 and I have seen how Lagos is transformed and I concluded that all the country’s wealth is in Lagos,” the explained in the report by Daily Trust.
He said there was need to elect a leader with strong character like Tinubu who can unite the people and also address the myriad of problems facing the country.
“We will look into whatever movement he is into, where we will support where there is need to support and we will correct where necessary. I knew Tinubu when he was governor while I was district head and he has assisted me in many ways. Now that I am on the throne, he is contesting for president, tell me why I should disown him,” he said.
