Bola Tinubu has revealed what he sacrificed for his party’s presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd).
Tinubu, who was a former Governor of Lagos State, while addressing a
crowd of APC supporters at the party’s presidential rally in the state,
on Friday revealed that he sacrificed his presidential ambition for
Buhari, Punch reports.
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According to him, Nigeria is facing economic crisis as well as internal
war and needs someone with Buhari’s experience and reputation of
anti-corruption backed by military warfare in tackling the issues.
“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 said.
The former senator, however, cleared the air 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.
Speaking also at the campaign rally, Governor Babatunde Fashola,
remarked that President Goodluck Jonathan had done nothing for lagosians
despite the fact that he got over 1.2 million votes from the state in
2011.
Fashola revealed that every project that the Federal Government was
expected to assist the Lagos state government execute was abandoned by
the Jonathan-led administration, and urged the people of the state to
vote for APC at all levels.
Buhari, who is usually a man few words was the last person to speak at
the rally, saying; PDP-led Federal Government failure was unprecedented
in the history of Nigeria.
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“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,” Buhari said.
Meanwhile, the state chapter of the APC before the campaign came to an
end, promised to deliver 85 per cent of the state’s voting population to
General Buhari in the February 14 presidential election.
Bola Tinubu Reveals How He Helped Buhari
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