All Progressives Congress Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, seems to be making progress on his presidential mission come 2023.
He appears to be worming his way into the heart of the North particularly.
About the same time he donated N50m to Katsina State over a recent market fire outbreak, it has been announced that he will chair the Arewa House Lecture.
The Presidency had also, on Wednesday, declared that President Muhammadu Buhari had no rift with him.
That he will chair the lecture was made known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Tinubu’s Media Aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, on Thursday in Lagos.
The Arewa House Lecture Series is organised every year in honour of one of the most distinguished founders of modern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the late Sardauna of Sokoto.
The occasion provides a forum for prominent elder statesmen and other distinguished Nigerians to address issues of national importance.
The theme of the lecture holding on Saturday is: “Reduction of the Cost of Governance for Inclusive Growth and Youth Development in Northern Nigeria in a Post-COVID-19 era.”
According to Rahman, Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, who is also the Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum, will deliver the lecture.
The Director of the Centre, Dr Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu, said: “On behalf of the board and management of the Arewa House-Centre for Historical Documentation and Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna, we have the privilege and honour to invite Tinubu to serve as Chairman at the Eleventh Arewa House Annual Memorial Lecture Series.”
