Awka,
the Anambra State capital, on Wednesday stood still for President Muhammadu
Buhari as he attended the grand finale of the campaign of the governorship
candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 18 poll in the
state.
From
9 am, APC faithful and non-party members had converged on the Dr Alex Ekwueme
Square, Awka to welcome the President.
The
situation caused gridlock for over five hours from Government House axis to the
temporary site of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, a distance of about three
kilometres.
Security
personnel had a tough time trying to control the large crowd and traffic.
The
outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra had on Monday warned President Muhammadu
Buhari to stay away from the South-East, especially Anambra State.
IPOB,
in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said there
would be bloodshed if the President failed to heed the warning by going ahead
with the trip.
The
group said, “We will die with him (Buhari) should he set his foot on the sacred
land of Biafra.”
Buhari
in the visit assured the Igbo of patronages in his government, especially in
infrastructure.
No
fewer than 12 governors, 18 ministers and senators attended the rally.
Buhari
said “I’m impressed with the organization of this rally and the turnout and we
are hopeful that APC will elect our governor on Saturday.
“Ndigbo
will benefit immensely on our plans on infrastructure and I know that my
government and our party have not lost sight of the promises we made during our
campaigns.”
He
asked the people of the state to come out in masse on Saturday to elect Nwoye
as their governor.
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