Tinubu Reveals How President Buhari Was Almost Convinced To Stop His Presidential Ambition

By Olarewaju Falayi

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari fails to stop his presidential ambition. 

He said, “The North proved to me that Nigeria can survive its unity, some people want President Muhammadu Buhari to announce another person as the candidate but he refused. He insisted the process must go on democratically. The President said anyone that would mess up the APC process would see the other side of his eyes. He remained upright and saw to the process to the end”.

Tinubu made the statement during an interaction with Afenifere leaders during his presentation of his policy document titled ‘Action Plan for a Better Nigeria’  to the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure on Sunday, 

He stated that some Northern APC Governors agreed that the presidency should be zoned to the South West while commending Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Abdullahi Ganduje and others who supported the agreement. 

Tinubu, however, commended President Buhari’s forthrightness and affirmation in ensuring he wins the presidential election, reaffirming that the President was transparent during the party’s primary election. 

“President Buhari told me I promoted his name with the way I won the primary election because the process was clean and transparent and nobody could accuse him of manipulating the process”. 

Speaking on the choice of his vice presidential candidate, “When I asked the president to nominate the VP candidate for me, he said I should pick whoever I want and this is the reason I chose a competent man in Kashim Shettima who never lost any election and protected Christians in time of trouble in his state.”

The General Secretary of Afenifere, Chief Seinde Arogbofa, charged Tinubu to be the leader that will unite Nigeria and work for the progress of the country while urging him to restructure and fix the ailing economy of the country.   

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who received Tinubu and his entourage, assured Tinubu Ondo State and Afenifere will support his aspiration to win the election, describing him as the most competent candidate to lead Nigeria. 

In his remark, Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji assured that the Yoruba leaders and all governors of the South West are solidly behind Tinubu’s aspiration to become the president  in 2023. 

Adding, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, charged the APC presidential flag bearer to ensure he fix the economy stating that the falling value of the naira has cause untold hardship to many Nigerians. 

Among the dignitaries at the event includes, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Chief Arogbofa, Chief Pius Akinyelure, Professor Isaac Adewole, Chief Olu Falae, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, General Alani Akinrinade, General Olu Bajowa, Senator Cornelius Adebayo, Senator Iyiola Omisore, Chief Bisi Akande, among others.