Ahead of the 2023 presidential election,
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State submitted on Thursday that
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s excellent track record and his capacity to build a formidable team are good enough reasons to elect him as Nigeria’s next president .
AbdulRazaq added that Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu had achieved so much by placing Lagos on a sound footing and could employ same template to consolidate on the gains of the past
years and break new great grounds to transform the country as a president.
Abdulrasaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr
Rafiu Ajakaye noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that the governor said this during the symposium held to officially unveil the YASIN for Tinubu/Shettima
Presidency and AbdulRazaq/Kayode Governorship 2023 – an initiative of Alhaji Usman Najeem Yasin, Deputy President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).
“When you are to select candidates for a
political party, or president for Nigeria, what people should look out for are
track records of candidates, what they have been able to do in previous offices or the good they will bring to that office. What have they done before?
We see what Asiwaju had done in Lagos State. Over 20 years ago, we saw the quantum of transformation in Lagos State, with a leading IGR in Nigeria and a big economy in Africa today’ he said.
Abdulrasaq commended Alhaji Najeem
Yasin for his consistent love and support for the APC government in Kwara, recalling that the union leader made an impact during the pre-2019 campaigns.
“When I walked into this hall, I was
just amazed with the size of the audience. Let me first of all thank Alhaji Yasin for putting this together. He has done this using his personal
resources and I am not surprised because he did the same in 2018 before campaigns’ the Governor added.
AbdulRazaq rated Asiwaju high in the size of
capital projects that cut across “Ikotun-Egbe, Badagry, Alimosho and other parts of Lagos, telling Nigerians to judge him with his achievements in the previous positions particularly as a governor.
“If you look at Asiwaju’s track record,
you will agree with me that he is the kind of person that can transform
Nigeria. We have been supporting and will continue to support him, and make
sure we deliver him in Kwara State, in the North Central and in the whole of
Nigeria.
The message to all of you is to go out there
and campaign for Asiwaju. You have no excuses. And he has said it himself:
‘Emilokan’. Let us canvass our friends, members of our families, neighbours, and persuade those who may still not believe in our vision’ he added.
The event was well- attended, and it
had in attendance dignitaries and prominent APC supporters from Lagos and Kwara States, including Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi; State APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi; APC State Secretary, Mustapha Isowo; State
Chairman for SWAGA/NCAA Hon Olabanji Oyeyemi; convener of event and Deputy
President NLC Alhaji Najeem Yasin; and Chairman Lagos State Parks Management
Committee Alhaji Musliu Akinsanya Olu-omo; among other dignitaries.
State APC Chairman , Prince Sunday Fagbemi
said Asiwaju’s victory could be guaranteed from Kwara electorate, citing how Kwara delegates overwhelmingly voted for him in the last APC presidential primary in Abuja.
He said that the Presidential candidate will
also leverage on what AbdulRazaq has recorded as achievements in the last three and a half years, asking all party supporters to immediately engage in door–to- door campaigns and ensure success for all APC candidates in the upcoming general election..
Alhaji Najeem Yasin, in his welcome address,
said the gathering became imperative to re-echo their support for the realisation of a Tinubu/Shettima Presidency, and re-election of Governor AbdulRazaq in the State..
‘We deemed it needful to organize this event
to appeal to our people to come out and support these winning teams: Tinubu/Shettima Presidency and AbdulRazaq/Kayode Governorship in 2023.
They are the best candidates, given what they have achieved as former and serving governors of their respective States’ he said.
Yasin implored kwarans to come out in large numbers to vote for them in the coming elections.
He appreciated the Governor and other
invited guests for finding time to attend the symposium.
Dr. Ibrahim Atolagbe and Obalowu Shuaib, in
their separate remarks, said the credentials of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq stand them out to get another mandate to lead.
Atolagbe said a Tinubu/Shettima administration
stands the chance to offer broad development and promote peace, unity and political stability, saying both Asiwaju and Shettima excelled in the previous
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