Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, yesterday, at the grand finale of his campaign in Lagos State, promised President Muhammadu Buhari, that he would work hard for the country the same way he has worked hard for him.
Accompanied by President Muhammadu Buhari, Tinubu, was ushered into Lagos by crowd of residents, who lined up the roads as his convoy made its way to the venue.
Speaking and facing the president, Tinubu said, “As you worked hard for me, I will work hard for Nigeria. All the plans set out in our Action Plan for Renewed Hope for Nigerians will be pursued rigorously.”
At every turn, he thanked President Buhari for standing firm for democracy, accountability, transparency and fairness.
“The president asked all of us interested to go and contest the primaries of our party. After I was picked overwhelmingly by the delegates, he didn’t ask them to change the results because of my tribe or religion or because I’m not from Daura like him, he accepted me and celebrated with me, telling me ‘you are almost there now’,” he said.
Asíwájú also said when it was time for the choice of a running mate, the president turned down his offer to choose for him and told him, “You know better. You are very experienced and you know the kind of person, who will assist you to run the country, so, pick that person. Thank you Mr. President, you gave me the courage, the confidence and the will to pick right,” he said.
The APC candidate said he chose as running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, whom he described as a most knowledgeable and independent-minded person, adding that, Shettima had shown determination and grit to perform and be different, describing him further as a dependable, reliable and courageous man.
Tinubu promised to do all in his power to continue where Buhari would stop, and consolidate on his achievements.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, thanked the people of the state for turning out in large numbers to receive President Buhari and Tinubu and to also attend the rally.
He said with the massive turnout, they had shown their love for the ‘City Boy,’ asking them to go further on Saturday February 25, 2023 to vote Tinubu for president.
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, who is also Director-General, APC Presidential Campaign Council, noted that the party was already celebrating Tinubu as in-coming president of the country, ahead the Saturday poll, saying a new president had already been sighted.
He said Tinubu, who is popularly referred to as City Boy, would soon become Garki Boy, once he gets sworn in as next president, come May 29, 2023.
He, therefore, thanked all for attending the grand finale in Lagos and congratulated them ahead of Saturday’s presidential election.
APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, described the rally as symbolic, noting that President Buhari had brought Tinubu to Lagos, to round-off the statewide campaign, which began many weeks ago.
The party chieftain assured Nigerians that Tinubu, whom he maintained would succeed Buhari in office, would sustain his legacies, urging the electorate to go all out and vote the former Lagos governor in the presidential election.
“We have a president who will be a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari. We are sure when he gets into office, the legacies of President Buhari will be kept. You go and vote, by mid-day Saturday, the die is cast, and we have the president to be sworn in by May 29. That is what the symbolic rally is all about,” he said.
