Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu abandoned his prepared speech in Minna on Wednesday as a mammoth crowd of supporters converged on the Trade Fair Complex, Minna, the venue of the All Progressives Congress Presidential campaign rally.

The electrifying crowd was too ecstatic to see Tinubu shortly after he was in Minna when he attended the Town Hall meeting with farmers and agro-commodity traders, a statement signed by Tinubu Media Office, Tunde Rahman on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, and sent to Legit.ng confirmed.

Why Tinubu abandoned his speech

An obviously elated and overwhelmed Tinubu seeing the level of support and goodwill from the people thanked them profusely for their love and readiness to vote for him.

Tinubu who had come with a prepared speech had to abandon the speech to just express his gratitude to the people.

Content of Tinubu's prepared speech

In the prepared speech that he couldn’t read, Tinubu promised to ensure that Niger State and indeed all states in Nigeria will reap the benefits of the available resources they have.

Specifically for Niger State, he pledged routine dredging of River Niger and full development of Baro Port. The APC presidential flagbearer said Niger is blessed with resources that the state can benefit from for economic advancement.

Just like he promised in other northern states, the former Lagos State governor also promised to address the security challenges the state is faced with.