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The former Governor of Lagos State and
leading member of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has
urged the Federal Government to ensure the release of the party’s
governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom, John James Udoedehe.

Mr. Tinubu made the call in Ilorin on
Saturday while presenting the party’s presidential candidate, Nuhu
Ribadu and his running mate, Fola Adeola, to party supporters.

He said Mr. Udoedehe’s arrest was
politically motivated. He recalled that the candidate was arrested and
arraigned in court over the recent crisis between the party and the PDP
in the state.

Mr. Tinubu said that the ACN was
prepared to effect a change in governance in the country through the
ballot box and not through violence, so as to ensure the socio-economic
development of the nation.

In his speech, Mr. Ribadu tasked the
people of Kwara and Nigerians in general to ensure the victory of the
party in the elections by voting for all its candidates vying for
political offices .

The governorship candidate of the party
for Kwara, Dele Belgore, stressed the need for the people to troop out
to exercise their civic rights and to monitor their votes.</