Former Governor of Lagos State and presidential aspirant,
Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said he rejected the role of a Director of Finance of
ExxonMobil for Nigeria’s project.
The APC National Leader stated this when he met with Ekiti
State Council of Traditional Rulers at their chambers in Ado-Ekiti.
Tinubu -accompanied by the Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Bisi
Egbeyemi, who said he represented Governor Kayode Fayemi, and top brass of the
Southwest Agenda for Tinubu 2023, led by Senator Dayo Adeyeye- said he has been
on Nigeria’s project since the 70s.
He said, “I was with MKO Abiola in Social Democratic Party.
I was a Senator before he came out. I was the youngest Senator of that era. I
was about becoming Director of Finance of ExxonMobil, but I rejected it.
“I said I wanted to serve Nigeria. They gave me a leave of
absence to go and do politics for four years and come back, but I only spent
two years as a senator when the military came and terminated our tenure. I had
an option, which was to go back and enjoy at ExxonMobil, but I decided that I
would fight for Nigeria.
“We believed that there must be democracy in Nigeria, there
must be freedom and there must be opportunities. We joined hands with Professor
Wole Soyinka, Chief Anthony Enahoro and others. Governor Kayode Fayemi was in
the University of London then, brilliant and he joined the struggle. He worked
so hard, in fact, he is an excellent man. So, looking at all these, we should
all know that this democracy must not fail.
“We have to collaborate, unite and promote ourselves,
instead of fighting. We all see what is happening in Ukraine today, we don’t
need such experience here. We must elevate our technology and make use of
available opportunities to develop Nigeria and that is what we are coming to
do.”
Tinubu also noted that he is a competent leader who will
unite the people, tackle insecurity and rejig the debilitating economy and as
well benefit the masses this time around.
He said, “I’m contesting this race to renew the hope and
make the future great for our children. For Nigeria to stand united and
develop, we require patience and wisdom. We have to be united, that is the only
way we can be great.
“We have struggled for democracy and today, we have
democracy, but we are not stable yet. There is insecurity, hopelessness, lack
of education, and suffering in the land. By now, we should have a good farming
system and opportunities to produce for other nations to buy.
“We are here to answer the call of our children by educating
them the right way so that we can leave a Nigeria that is united, prosperous,
and abundant for them. We chose democracy and we must not fail in this task.
“That was why we
formed the APC based on principles. I want to tell you that Nigeria needs
serious change. I knew how Lagos was when I took over and we have never failed
any election. There must be continuity in governance for progress to be
attained.
“I was the first governor in Nigeria to start paying the
WAEC fee of secondary school students. I shall do it again as a President.”
SWAGA National Chairman, Senator Adeyeye, on his part said
the success of the APC in Ekiti today is traceable to God and Tinubu.
He said Tinubu struggled for it and restored progressive
politics in Ekiti.
Adeyeye said: “He had made many Ekiti people commissioners,
Special Advisers, and local government chairmen in Lagos. Tinubu honoured our
own hero in Ekiti, Adekunle Fajuyi, by building a house for him. He had helped
so many people including myself.
“Tinubu brought a paradigm shift to Lagos governance, in
fact, he is a miracle worker. As a governor of Lagos State, he was ranked first
and no wonder he remained the last man standing when the then Alliance for
Democracy lost grip of the Southwest.
“That was why many of us dragged him into the presidential
race to replicate what he had done in Lagos at the national level. Nobody can
stand shoulder to shoulder out of all the presidential aspirants across party
lines with him. He is the best builder of men in the history of Nigeria. This
is the best man at this moment to rule Nigeria.”
The Traditional Council Chairman and the Onisan of Isan
Ekiti, Oba Ayodele Adejuwon, however, responded by saying there was nothing
wrong with Tinubu’s aspiration to be president.
He said the constitution permitted every qualified Nigerian
to aspire for any position, saying, “God will help you realize your ambition.”
Speaking at his palace, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo,
who appreciated Tinubu for teaching people how to fish and for his exploits in
Lagos State, said, “That is why I believe you (Tinubu) when you said you would
turn the situation of Nigeria around for good.”
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