Hundreds of Arewa leaders who received Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Lagos on Sunday, said they rejected hundreds of thousands of dollars which was offered to them by President Goodluck Jonathan when the President visited the state two weeks ago.

The leaders, who were drawn from the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas of the state, distanced themselves from the endorsement given to Jonathan by a group.

Speaking during a meeting at the Ikoyi home of a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Tinubu, the Chairman, Arewa Community in Lagos, Alhaji Sani Kabiru, said those that endorsed Jonathan were impostors.

He said on the day of the endorsement, some people bought turbans at Agege and went to visit Jonathan at the State House, Marina, posing as emirs only to deceive the President.

He said, “When President Jonathan came to Lagos with dollars, some of us here quickly went back and gathered ourselves and started calling our own not to go to visit Jonathan. I also commend some leaders here for leading an offensive and convinced people not to go there.

“Most of the Arewa leaders and ‘serikis’ did not even go there to collect the dollars. At that event, card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party bought turbans at the Central Market around Moshalashi Bus Stop, Agege. The person that sold the turbans told me that they dressed up as emirs and they were on their way to Jonathan’s place.

“So, most of them were fake. They went to collect dollars but cannot tell anyone because they are in hiding. But we did not stop at that; those that we knew that went, we called them to order and asked them why they went but they said they only collected dollars but they would not vote Jonathan.”

Kabiru said virtually all Arewa members had collected their Permanent Voter Cards. He promised to ensure one million votes for the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); and the state’s governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

While fielding questions from journalists, Kwankwaso berated Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for what he termed, “inciting comments.”

He said Fayose’s comments against the North were a reflection of Jonathan’s temperament. He, however, urged the people to express their choice at the polls on March 28.

He said, “When I did my National Youth Service Corps in Ogun State, I imbibed the belief that this part of the country has people that are positively cultured ranging from Obafemi Awolowo, Ernest Shonekan, MKO Abiola, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Olusegun Obasanjo and others.”

Yorubas and hausas rejcting dollars d igbo's are looking for

GEJ is using the money he would have used to develop Nigeria to canvass for votes and endorsement. Shame on him

Imagine! Medicine after death. The support he'd hav gotten free had he worked hard enough. Clueless fellow!

Bestinstinct:
Imagine! Medicine after death. The support he'd hav gotten free had he worked hard enough. Clueless fellow!

it's a pity!

Very good move
we don't want jonathan
we don't want a clueless man controlling a great country like nigeria
your vote counts
vote wise, vote buhari

bullshit...GEJ TILL 2019.

Meen, if to say I be Yahoo Yahoo boy, GEJ for be the best mugu to scam. I swear, even from the 29th of May, 2015 ,Mr. Clueless will still be doling out stolen money from Otuoke forgetting say im no dey Aso Rock again.

AD yorubas re wise unlike........sai baba jorhh

D yorubas re wise unlike........sai baba jorhh

What shall it profit a man that empties all the accounts at his disposal & eventually takes the second position in a contest?

I am a proud yoruba boy, I have since said it that yoruba monarchs unlike their counterparts in other regions do not command votes for any candidate. They cannot even boast of the totality of the votes from their family members.

I don't know who the advisers of Gej are, but whoever told him that his dollars will buy yoruba votes needs to be charged for foolishly misleading the president

Oga Jona should just go back to abuja jejely because instead of garnering more voters, his dollars are turning everyday people against him. Nigerians have since decided.

SaiBuhari

We all know ambode is the real change.less talk more acttion. We will coast to victory