The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has declared that he will not turn down calls for him to contest for the 2023 presidency.
Tinubu made this declaration in an interview with newsmen shortly after a closed-door meeting with members of the Northern Alliance Committee in Abuja.
Africa Daily News, New York understands that many support groups have sprung up rooting for the heavyweight politician with others calling on him to contest for the presidency over the last year.
On Tuesday, the APC bigwig, however, said he was still consulting and brainstorming with his friends and political associates, adding that at the appropriate time, he would tell Nigerians his intention.
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‘I’m not going to turn them down, but I will still effectively and widely consult; particularly brainstorm with my friends and find a date to come out openly and tell Nigerians.’
‘But the president is still in office. I don’t want to distract him from all the challenges that he might face today.
‘So we will consult and make our programme known to the people later and the intention is clear. So you keep guessing,’ Tinubu said.
Meanwhile, the Steering Committee for Tinubu’s presidential campaign has been inaugurated in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the 2023 general poll.
The event held at the National Secretariat of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) at Maitama-Abuja, drew Tinubu’s supporters from different parts of the country and the FCT.
Speaking at the event, a former chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), and Coordinator of the TSG in the FCT, Zaphaniah Bitrus, said the essence of the event was to put structures in place to ensure that Tinubu succeeded President Muhammadu Buhari at the expiration of his tenure in 2023.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
