The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives
Congress, Seye Oladejo, on Tuesday, said that Bola Tinubu remains the man to
beat in the 2023 presidential election with backing from over 1,800 groups.
Mr Oladejo, in a statement in Lagos, took a swipe at those
attacking the APC leader and former Lagos State, over his ambition to succeed
President Muhammadu Buhari, come May 29, 2023.
He advised those kicking against the ambition of Mr Tinubu
to be democratic and lay the facts at the table rather than resorting to
blackmail.
The APC spokesperson said that allegations and blackmail
over Mr Tinubu’s source of wealth, educational qualification and age, were
unjustifiable because they remain accusations without substantive facts.
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 Mr 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, he has been moving from one place to the other.
Speaking about the controversy trailing Tinubu’s age from
some quarters, Mr Oladejo said there was nothing hidden about the former Lagos
State governor’s age.
Reacting to issues surrounding Mr Tinubu’s source of wealth,
Mr Oladejo said: “Tinubu’s wealth cannot be measured in monetary value.
“His wealth should be measured by the goodwill and image he
has by building men who are willing to play their parts at a time like this.
These men are spread all over Nigeria.”
He said Mr 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.
Mr Oladejo said Mr Tinubu is eminently qualified to be
Nigeria’s President because of the confidence people have in him for having
distinguished himself.
He said Mr Tinubu distinguished himself during his eight
years as governor of Lagos State as well as contributions to national politics
in the last three decades.
According to him, Mr Tinubu will never say no to the
millions of Nigerians who have been urging him to contest as over 1,800 groups
across the country are already clamoring for his candidature.
Mr Oladejo said: “We are excited about Tinubu’s aspiration.
We are excited because for once we have someone who is aspiring, who is a
willing aspirant to say.
“He is not being forced on us and he is not being thrown up
by circumstances to run for the office.”
He said Mr Tinubu is well-grounded and over time, he has
built a whole lot of goodwill and image across the country and across various
ethnic nationalities.
“Looking at various issues such as economy, security,
education, good health, among others in the country, it is high time for us to
have a personality like Asiwaju to run for the presidency and we are very
optimistic.
“The opposition will have their say but people will have
their way,” he said.
Mr Oladejo said the decision that Mr Tinubu should contest
for the presidency is already giving a lot of people sleepless nights,
especially those who are also interested in the presidency.
The APC spokesperson expressed confidence that Mr Tinubu
would defeat aspirants from South-West and other parts of the country during
the APC presidential primaries and general elections. (NAN)
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