Tinubu-branded rice hits Kano, what does this mean ahead of 2023?

Nigeria's political space is hitting up ahead of the 2023 elections as potential candidates have expressed interest in running for the highest office of the land.

One of such potential candidate is the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While he has not officially declared his intention to run for office, his loyalists have hit the streets, doing the best they can to whip up interest for him.

Today in Kano, branded bag of rice and other food items hit Kano. Several photos and videos that were shared online show residents with bags of rice with the inscription, ‘JAGABA - Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’.

According to an Instagram user, @mansurah_isah, who according to her profile works for Today’s Life Foundation, the distribution was being carried out by Tinubu’s foundation in commemoration of Ramadan Mubarak.

"Thank you #Jagaba #asiwajubolaahmedtinubu. Thank you for your kind gesture. We really appreciate your effort," she wrote on Instagram.

His actions further prove that the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) is taking calculated steps toward gathering the needed support from the North.

Last month, he celebrated his 69th birthday in Kano State.

The decision had generated various comments but Tinubu claimed the move was to prove that Nigeria is one.

In December 2020, he met with some scholars who threw their weight behind his “2023 presidential ambition”.

Tinubu had also been to Kaduna and Katsina states, which are among the states with the largest voting populations in the country, Sahara Reporters said.

He had also recently donated the sum of N50 million to victims of a recent fire outbreak at Katsina Central Market in Katsina State.

This was even as he paid sympathy visits to traders and other victims of the fire outbreak in company with the state governor, Aminu Bello Masari.