By Olufemilade Oyinade
The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Seye Oladejo, on Tuesday said that Sen. Bola Tinubu remained a man to beat in 2023 Presidential Election.
Oladejo in a statement in Lagos took a swipe at those attacking the APC leader and former Lagos State Governor over his ambition to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari come May 29, 2023.
The APC spokesman said that allegations and blackmail over Tinubu’s source of wealth, education qualification and age, were unjustifiable because they remained accusations without substantive facts, challenging those against Tinubu to be democratic and lay facts at the table rather than resorting to blackmail
He said “it is very interesting that those in opposition suddenly have access to Asiwaju’s medical record and they have become the authority on his state of health.
“Tinubu’s movement to different parts of the country in the last few months showed that he is medically fit.”
The APC chieftain said that Tinubu should be commended for making his recent knee surgery public despite being a private citizen.
He added that since the APC leader returned from his foreign medical trip and had been moving from one place to the other.
Speaking about the controversy trailing Tinubu’s age from some quarters, Oladejo said there was nothing hidden about the former Lagos State governor’s age.
Reacting to issues surrounding Tinubu’s source of wealth, Oladejo said: “Tinubu’s wealth could not be measured in monetary value, and in terms of Naira and Kobo but by his goodwill arising from his leadership acumen, consideration for others and investment in other people
“His wealth should be measured by the goodwill and image he has by building men and women who are willing to play their parts at a time like this, saying these people are spread all over Nigerian nation.
He said Tinubu had the required qualifications to be President of Nigeria based on constitutional provisions, which stipulated that anybody running for the presidency must be 35 years old, be a card-carrying member of a political party and must be sponsored by a political party.
Oladejo said that Tinubu was eminently qualified to be Nigeria’s President because of the confidence people have in him having distinguished himself during his eight years as governor of Lagos State as well as contributions to national politics in the last three decades.
The APC Spokesman stated that Tinubu would never say no to the millions of Nigerians who have been urging him to contest as over 1,800 groups across the country were already clamoring for his candidature.
Oladejo said: “We are excited about Tinubu’s aspiration because for once we have someone who is aspiring, who is a willing aspirant and that he was not being forced upon others or the people to run for presidency come 2023.
He opined Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu was well-grounded and over time, he has built a whole lot of goodwill and image across the country and across various ethnic nationalities.
He various issues, such as economy, security, education, good health, among others in the country, called for individual who possessed the leadership profile such as Tinubu to govern the country, adding that he was optimistic he would perform excellently.
“The opposition will have their say but people will have their way,” he said.
Oladejo said the decision of Tinubu to contest for the presidency was already giving a lot of people sleepless nights, especially those who were interested in the presidency.
The APC spokesman expressed confidence that Asiwaju Tinubu would defeat aspirants from South-West and other parts of the country during the APC presidential primaries and general elections.
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