The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that his finish at the party’s special convention and presidential primary failed to come back easy, noting that he fought a tough battle to clinch the price tag.
Tinubu explicit this on Sunday once he came to Lagos State for the primary time when clinching the APC presidential ticket throughout the first control early this month in Abuja.
The party’s pol touched down in Lagos in company of APC notable leaders. varied teams of artisans, ladies and youth joined thousands of APC trustworthy in Lagos to welcome Tinubu back to his base.
Also, there have been varied cultural troupes and musical bands, diverting the large crowd.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, within the company of his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, received Tinubu and his entourage, including the Governor of Kano State, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, Sen. Kashim Ibrahim, former APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, among others.United Nations agency State Governor, Hope Uzodinmma, Sen. male monarch Adeola, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, Lagos APC chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, and members of Lagos council joined the vocalization of dignitaries who received the APC presidential flag-bearer at the airport.Tinubu’s homecoming become a carnival like a shot when his procession rolled into the town.
A crowd of residents lined up on the convoy’s route, with Tinubu acknowledging cheers and waving his broom from the window.
The convoy emotional to the palace of Oba of Lagos, Alayeluwa Rilwan Akiolu, wherever the APC pol received royal blessings.
At the palace, Tinubu same despite the apparent gang against his person, he stood his ground, poured out his mind and fought to win the presidential ticket.
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Tinubu takes over Buhari’s national capital campaign workplace “There is not any Lagos individual that has had the chance to become President of the Nigeria, despite the contribution of the State to the national stability and progress. the very best position earned by any Lagosian in national leadership is that the position of Chief decide of the Federation.
“I took up the fight to interrupt this jinx. The battle to secure the APC price tag was hard. after I was virtually fed up, I resorted to prayers. I additionally poured out my mind when I felt there was a gang against my person. convey God that I actually have brought home the presidential ticket.
“The task ahead is to galvanize our folks to urge their citizen cards and vote to change USA realize this ambition. obtaining our people to vote is that the most significant task before all of us. we want to require this message to our people across communities and sensitise them on the necessity to pick out the general elections,” Tinubu was quoted as spoken language in an exceedingly statement by Sanwo-Olu’s spokesman, Gboyega Akosile. On his part, Akiolu, who delineated Tinubu as his “stubborn son”, same it had been time for political leaders in Southwest region to shut ranks and work for the finish of Tinubu at the 2023 presidential election.
The pain Mr Bola Tinubu is already putting ordinary Nigerians through, without yet being the President of the country.
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He more that the large support received by the APC pol across the country should be complemented by politicians within the region.
The monarch said: “Your emergence as presidential candidate of your party is that the starting of another journey in your political career. All Yoruba ancestors shall be with you on this journey to form our homeland a more robust place.
”Tinubu left the palace to his house on Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi, wherever the APC Governors, semiconductor diode by chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Atiku Bagudu, were waiting to receive him, alternative dignitaries who received Tinubu at his Bourdillon home enclosed Jigawa State Governor, Muhammed Abubakar Badaru, Kwara State Governor Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, Yobe State Governor, Mai jugal bone Buni, Ogun State Governor, aristocrat Dapo Abiodun, and former Governor Gbenga Daniel, among others.