National leader of the All Progressives Congress,
Asiwaju Bola Ahmd Tinubu insists whether he is qualified or not, the party’s
presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) should be supported
to become the next President of Nigeria.
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A former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, on Friday said he sacrificed his presidential ambition for the All
Progressives Congress candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari.
Tinubu stated this while addressing a crowd of
APC supporters at the party’s presidential rally in Lagos.
He said Nigeria was facing an economic crisis and
an internal war and needed a person with Buhari’s experience because of the
General’s reputation of anti-corruption and military warfare.
Tinubu said, “People define patriotism as putting
the country first but this is what the ‘Poverty Development Party’ refuses to
understand. We chose Buhari not because Bola Tinubu is not interested in the
Presidency. I am capable, competent, qualified, younger and richer but there
comes a time that people must make sacrifices for their nation.
“I prayed that Nigeria would get better and we
would not need a man like him (Buhari). But today, we are in a great crisis; we
face a lot of challenges. When South Africa was in a great dilemma and was
about to disintegrate, they called Nelson Mandela of 74 years old.
“He used his wisdom to save his country. When the
United States was in economic depression, they called 73-year-old Ronald Reagan
because he was frugal and incorruptible.
“When America was faced with depression and war,
they called a retired General, Dwight
Eisenhower, to rescue the country and the
country was returned on a path of success. “When France was faced with war and
economic depression, they called a retired General, Charles De Gaul, to rescue
the country.
Tinubu added that whether Buhari presented a
certificate or not, he was still qualified to rule the country.
“So what do we need now? Buhari. This is the time
for us. General Buhari, whether you are qualified
or not qualified, we are
calling you to come and rescue us in Nigeria,” he said.
Also speaking at the rally, the Lagos State
Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said President Goodluck Jonathan had done nothing
for the people of the state despite the fact that the President got over 1.2
million votes from the state in 2011.
He said every project that the Federal Government
was supposed to have assisted Lagos in executing had been frustrated by the
Jonathan administration.
He, therefore, asked the people of the state to
vote for the APC at all levels.
Buhari, who was the last person to speak at the
rally, said the failure of the PDP-led Federal Government was unprecedented in
the history of Nigeria.
Buhari said, “We all know what we have gone
through in the past 16 years under the PDP. The APC has identified three core
problems that must be tackled immediately. First is insecurity, two is the
destruction of the economy and three is corruption.
“But whatever we have to do, we will have to
secure Nigeria first. What is happening in the North-East where hundreds of
people are being killed is unacceptable. We known that the Nigeria Police and
the Nigerian Army are capable of bringing peace and stability into the country
but they just need good leadership.”
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