By Jennifer Y Omiloli
The one million- man march organized on Thursday by the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) for President Buhari in Niger state witnessed a very low turnout.
The march started at the Trade fair complex in Sango, Minna at 10 am with less than 100 people.
However, as the march continued to Government House and rounded off at the Buhari campaign office opposite the old state secretariat, some other people joined in the march.
People from the 25 local government areas of Niger state were expected but there was no representation from over 20 local government areas.
Our correspondent observed that the crowd that was targeted for a million was not up to 2,000.
Mallam Umar Shuiabu , Chairman of the Buhari Support Organisation in Niger, refused to comment on the low turnout but said they never induced anyone to join the march.
He, however, expressed satisfaction over the turnout and the number recorded at the march but refused to give the total head count of participants.
“The march was organised to garner support for Buhari. We have never had a government that has fulfilled its campaign promises like the Buhari administration.
“We did not induce anyone with money to come out to march. The people you saw during the march joined because of their love for the President. We do not rent crowd. People came here on their volition.”
