The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday hosted Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday in Marina where he informed the 2023 presidential hopeful that the Lagos State chapter of the party would not support his Presidential dreams.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Minister of Transportation is presently on a tour of States in the South West over his bid to run for the office of the President on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking during the courtesy visit, Sanwo-Olu informed the former Rivers Governor that the Lagos chapter of the party would fully throw its weight behind the party’s leader, Bola Tinubu for the ticket.
The governor pointed out that it is true that Amaechi is well qualified to lead Nigeria, the State’s endorsement is for Tinubu and that was non-negotiable.
‘I have sheer regard and respect for our leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; I have been a direct beneficiary of his leadership.
‘I have been part of his cabinet and continue to toe that line of leadership Asiwaju stands for. But because we are not God, God himself will help the course of this country.
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He went on to add that ‘You are eminently qualified, you are very experienced in this journey. But for a whole lot of us in Lagos, Asiwaju continues to be our rallying point.
‘I certainly know what your pedigree is and what you have done. I will be unfair if I don’t say that. I wish you all the very best’, Sanwo-Olu said.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Amaechi had earlier posited that considering his experience, he would be a President that would protect the interest of all Nigerians regardless of ethnicity or faith.
