28th May, 2023
By Emmanuel Mogbede
A group, the Diaspora Support For Asiwaju (DSA), North America Chapter says it plans to host a victory dinner and award night in honour of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect in Abuja.
The convener of the group, Mrs Folasade Olumo, who doubled as the Deputy National Women Leader of APC, United States chapter, said this in a statement in Abuja.
She said the dinner would also be used to appreciate key figures from opposition political parties who supported the APC in the last election to ensure its victory.
“The dinner is scheduled to hold in Abuja on May 30 and is expected to have in attendance APC stakeholders and some captains of industries,” she said.
Olumo said the dinner was also to appreciate those identified by the diaspora community as having made valuable contributions to the Renewed Hope Campaign of Tinubu.
“For those of us in the diaspora, we were very involved in the campaign and the election, even though we don’t live in Nigeria permanently.
“However, there is no place like home, and we strongly believe in Tinubu’s capacity to lead our country and deliver on his campaign promises because of his antecedents.
“For this reason, we resolved to contribute our quota to the campaign and some of us also came home to participate actively in the electioneering process.
“Now that elections have been won, we believe that it is important to give honour to whom it is due, and that is why we are organising this dinner,” she said.
Olumo added that the dinner was to acknowledge the efforts of those who stood by Tinubu and made significant contributions to his victory at the Feb. 25 presidential election.
According to her, the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, are to serve as the royal fathers of the day.