The Kano State Tricycle Association Forum (KASTAF) has committed to mobilize 500,000 votes for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
The forum's Chairman, Alhaji Mansir Tanimu, said this on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Kano State Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) Managing Director Malam Bappa Dan-Agundi at his office in Kano.
Tanimu also vowed to mobilize equivalent votes for Alhaji Nasiru Gawuna, the state APC gubernatorial candidate.
He said that the proposal was intended to reciprocate the state APC-led administration's gesture of listening to the problems of the organization's members, as well as the government's planned assistance for the association.
“The main reason we are here today is to thank the state government for listening to our complaint on the recent ban and the promise made to support our members with cabs and buses to enhance their business without necessarily pushing them out of business,” he said.
“So, if you consider the number of registered tricycle riders in the state, It is possible for them to deliver even more votes than that.
“The tricycle operators had recently participated in the one million man road show for the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and they have shown to the world that it is the party and the presidential candidate they are supporting,” he said.
He also praised members of the organization for their maturity during and after the brief suspension on tricycle operations on certain city highways.
