Duduwale told newsmen in Yola on Saturday at the onset of the walk that the adventure was to express his joy over the emergence of Buhari as president-elect. Duduwale, from Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State and Chamba by tribe, reportedly began the journey at Yola Gate on Yola-Numan Highway at about 6:30am. He said he had wanted to start the journey a day after the Independent National Electoral Commission announced Buhari as a winner but somebody from Lagos State pre-empted him.
He said: “The reason why I am trekking from Yola to Abuja is to express my joy and solidarity with President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.
“I want to trek from Yola to Abuja to witness the inauguration ceremony of President-elect.” The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Suleiman Hashimu, a supporter of Buhari had earlier undertaken such walk from Lagos to Abuja, which he concluded recently.