Tinubu cancels colloquium over Kaduna train attack, says Nigeria needs prayer
Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has cancelled his well-advertised colloquium to mark the tragic attack by terrorists on a Kaduna-Abuja train.
The colloquium which was slated for Tuesday in Lagos in commemoration of Tinubu’s 70th birthday was intended to showcase his presidential ambition to Nigerians.
The APC presidential aspirant urged clerics and everyone present to pray to God to help Nigeria win the war against terrorism.
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He added that as a senior citizen, he cannot be celebrating while others are in sorrow. He asked everyone to go back home and pray for Nigeria.
Tinubu noted that his birthday should be marked in sober reflection and prayer for the country.
He said: “This event should not be holding. I hereby cancel this colloquium due to the incident in Kaduna. I urge you all to pray that Nigeria wins this war against evil”.
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