Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The Director, Contact and Mobilisation, South West of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Alhaji Mutiu Are, has described the unprecedented epic multitude of Nigerians that attended the rally of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos on Saturday as a display of love for the former governor of Lagos State.
He also said the heroic reception accorded Tinubu is a confirmation that the Centre of Excellence would vote en-masse for Bola Tinubu in the February, 2023 presidential election.
Are, in a special ‘Thank You’ message to the people of Lagos on the massive turnout issued on his behalf on Sunday by the Spokesperson for Contact and Mobilization Committee, South West, Mr. Kehinde Olaosebikan, said with the show of love, Tinubu was reaping from the gains of his developmental strides, visionary leadership and political stability that he established in Lagos since 1999 and still being nurtured till date.
According to him, a consistent progressive grassroots politician, the people of Lagos State were appreciative of the towering level; the Jagaban of Borgu has taken their state to, making them proud of their place of origin and residence, which now serves as a model to other states in and outside Nigeria in all their developmental plans.
He disclosed that the people of Lagos have been very warm and receptive to his committee in all their outreach and engagements across the length and breadth of Lagos, a situation, he added has made the work easy and smooth for him and his committee.
Are added that Lagos is proud to have its paramount visionary leader Asiwaju Tinubu as the Presidential standard flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, a leader whose records as governor over 20 years ago remained unbeaten till date.
Buttressing his point, he stated that as governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Tinubu: “pioneered Economic Summit in Nigeria and preferred solutions and templates for economic prosperity in Lagos State and Nigeria; first introduced Treasury Single Account in Nigeria to enhance good governance, good governance and transparency; first introduced Independent Power Project IPP (ERON) to boost power supply, industrialization and employment opportunities in Nigeria; first promoted digital economy by the digitalization of Lagos Tax Administration to improve revenue collection and development and the made history by creating 37 local government council development areas in Lagos State.”
He noted that the pride, love and their utmost belief in the capacity of Bola Tinubu to do more for them as a state and Nigeria motivated them to turn out in their large numbers at the rally and the peaceful, orderly conduct in and around Teslim Balogun Stadium throughout the program was a mark of respect for their most loved Governor.
According to Are: “As a Lagosian, foremost follower of Asiwaju and Director, Contact and Mobilization for South West, I am highly elated with the huge turnout. It is massive and unprecedented. It is a clear demonstration of our love for Asiwaju who has done so much for the growth and development of our dear state. It is a confirmation of the fact that Lagos would vote en-masse for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Sanwo Olu and all the candidates of All Progressives Congress in the next year’s elections.
“I commend the commitment and dedication of the Senator Solomon Ganiyu led Campaign council for Lagos State, their dexterity in organization and management manifested clearly in the success of the rally. With the outcome, they have really further established that Lagos is indeed the Centre of Excellence.
“I thank the good people of Lagos for this show of love to the next President of Nigeria. I am passionately appealing to them and the entire electorate of Lagos to keep showing the love and vote massively for Tinubu in the presidential election of February 25, 2023. He will surely do well for Lagos and other states of Nigeria. Like he did while serving Lagos, Tinubu will make all of us Lagosians more proud as the President of Nigeria”.
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The Chairman of the All Progressives Presidential Campaign Council, Canada Chapter, Barrister Jide Oladejo yesterday said the real impact of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) would not materialise until Nigerians in Diaspora are able to vote.
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The chairman of the campaign council said, though the establishment of NiDCOM was a step in the right direction in the efforts to coordinate activities of the Diaspora Nigerians, as well as encouraging them to strive to do more for their fatherland but government needs to do even much more by allowing Nigerians in Diaspora to vote.
The APC chieftain who explained that reviving Nigeria’s ailing economy will require multi-faceted approaches involving well-meaning Nigerians, home and abroad advocated the to allow Nigerians in Diaspora to have a say in a country that they have invested their hard earn money into.
Speaking on the inability of Nigerians in Diaspora to vote, he said: “Nigerians in Diaspora bring a lot to the table when it comes to the progress and development of our motherland. For instance, in 2021, the sum of $20 billion was remitted by the Nigerians in the Diaspora. This amount represents four times the foreign direct investment (FD) into the country.
” I must also state that this has been the kind monetary injection into the Nigerian economy from the Nigerians in Diaspora for many years. In view of this, it is inequitable that we are not able to vote despite our notable contribution to the welfare of our people and the Nigerian economy as a whole. I must also add, that many countries around the world provide opportunity for their Diaspora citizens to vote in their election and Nigeria should not be an exception,” he stressed.
Speaking on Diaspora contribution to Nigerian, Oladejo said: “We have already started contributing to the political discuss in Nigeria through the formation of the APC Canada Chapter as well as the promotion of the agenda of our party’s presidential flag bearer. In addition, our contribution to the Nigerian political discuss is an ongoing matter. Nigeria is an interesting country in the sense that everyone except few wants to be in leadership positions just to plunder the resources of the people. However, Senator Tinubu stands out among the pack as a seasoned politician who has been able to bridge the divide to become the presidential candidate of the APC and ready to continue to improve the welfare of Nigerians.”
On the chances the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in 2023, he said: “Senator Tinubu is the candidate to beat in the forthcoming presidential election and therefore, his chances of winning the presidential is very bright. As you can see, he is already putting the necessary work that will make him the next president of the Nigeria in place.
“Senator Tinubu is a progressive politician and I was endeared to him not only because of his achievements as a two time governor of Lagos, but because of his determination to sustain democracy in Nigeria. We all know about his sacrifices when Babangida annulled the June 12 election. Asiwaju was one of those politicians that did not sell out. Asiwaju along with other politicians were rounded up by Abacha for advocating for reversal of the June 12 election and the swearing in of MKO who was the winner of the June 12 election.
“Senator Tinubu escaped from Nigeria to the United State where he formed NADECO with other like minded Nigerian politicians. Asiwaju also refused to join the PDP while ACN was in opposition with a very limited hope of forming government at the centre. Nevertheless, Asiwaju continues the struggle of being in opposition before APC was formed. He also supported and funded the emergence of President Buhari and saved Nigeria from being a one party state amongst other achievements”, he added.
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