Tinubu to Nigerians: 'I promise better future'

•Says, I share your pain, we’re out of dark tunnel •Knocks Atiku, Obi in Uyo, approves Ibom Deep Sea Port •Bus conveying women to welcome President crashes By Egufe Yafugborhi UYO — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu yesterday promised a better future for Nigerians even as he took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declaring that they lacked the leadership qualities to govern Nigeria. Read Also: 2027: Obi couldn’t confront Anambra’s erosion, he lacks leadership traits — Tinubu Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (ADC), spoke during his visit to Akwa Ibom State, where he urged voters to support his administration and Governor Umo Eno, insisting that continuity was necessary to sustain development. His visit, however, was overshadowed by a road crash involving an Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation (AKTC) bus conveying women to welcome him, in which one person was feared dead and several others sustained serious injuries. The accident occurred along Oron Road, Uyo, when the bus, reportedly heading towards the airport, collided with a security Hilux van. Both vehicles were badly damaged. Addressing supporters at the rally, Tinubu described his visit as a homecoming, recalling his professional connection with Akwa Ibom through his early employment with Mobil Oil. “It’s like a homecoming for me. I remember having cut my teeth with Deloitte, the greatest a

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