On Saturday, two people were reported injured at Eagle Square, the venue of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s rally in the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n
The first victim was a middle-aged woman who was leaving her seat in the stands to greet a friend when she fell.<\/p>\n
According to an official with the FCT Emergency Management Agency who requested anonymity, she was brought to their ambulance bleeding through her nose and treated.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe did not sustain any serious injury. We treated her and allowed her to go after we ascertained she was alright,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The second victim allegedly sustained a fracture while scrambling for a plate of food at the venue.<\/p>\n
After administering first aid on him, the FCT emergency rescue team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said they were shocked to hear him and other grassroots supporters, saying they would seek alternative treatment for the fracture.<\/p>\n
The coordinator of the NSCDC rescue officials expressed shock when she said, \u201cI have not seen this kind of thing before. He and his other friends just put up a show and said they won\u2019t allow him to go with the ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the look of despair and fatigue on the faces of anxious supporters at Eagle Square was a summary of the rally in Abuja where Tinubu did not turn up at the venue until 7.25pm, after over five hours into the campaign.<\/p>\n
The APC candidate arrived the venue in the company of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima and the party\u2019s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.<\/p>\n
It was earlier reported that the APC candidate was slated to feature in two political rallies in both Kebbi and the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In a phone chat with newsmen, Festus Keyamo,the Chief Spokesman of the APC presidential campaign council, told newsmen that while the Kebbi rally was expected to begin from 11.00am to 1.00pm, the Abuja campaign would commence from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.<\/p>\n
However, as of 7.00pm, clearly five hours past the commencement time, the poster boy of the APC had not arrived the venue.<\/p>\n
Sources told reporters that the former Lagos State governor left his campaign ground in Kebbi late and might not arrive on time for the FCT rally.<\/p>\n
Prior to his arrival, the disc jockeys and comperes did their best to engage and entertain the supporters at the carnival-like rally in vain.<\/p>\n
Despite screaming into the microphone at intervals that \u201cthe presidential candidate is on his way\u201d a number of supporters were strolling out of the venue disappointed.<\/p>\n
Policemen, immigration officers, private security guards were seen mounting guards at major entrances to the campaign ground.<\/p>\n
A horde of support groups wearing colourful \u2018Aso Ebi\u2019, T-shirts and caps customised with Tinubu\u2019s \u2018Renewed Hope\u2019 marched and danced around waving banners carrying his campaign picture and other APC candidates vying for other positions at the 2023 election.<\/p>\n
Petty food and drinks vendors were also spotted making brisk business while the wait for the party presidential candidate continues.<\/p>\n
Among some notable dignitaries at the venue were Speaker of Nigeria\u2019s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Tinubu\u2019s wife, Senator Oluremi; wife of the APC vice presidential candidate, Hajia Nana Shettima; Chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board, Lauretta Onochie; spouse of the Governor of Borno, Dr Falmata Zulum; Minister of State for the FCT, Ramatu Tijanni; Secretary of the APC and other members of the APC PCC.<\/p>\n
Also in attendance were Nollywood artistes such as Saidi Balogun, James Faleke, Abimbola Akintola and Zack Orji.<\/p>\n
Gbajabiamila himself arrived at the Eagle Square venue at exactly 5.50pm, about four hours late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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