2023 Presidency: Nigeria will be Safe under Tinubu, Northern APC Chieftain
- Calls for Bola Tinubu to become president in 2023 are getting louder
- On Saturday, March 20, a former northern senator, Abu Ibrahim, said Nigeria will overcome her insecurity challenges if Tinubu is given the mandate
- Ibrahim added that he does not know of anyone like the APC leader who can take Nigerian youths to greater heights
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Senator Abu Ibrahim, a former Senate deputy minority chief whip and an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, has expressed certainty that Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make Nigeria a safe country for all citizens.
Ibrahim, during the inauguration of Bola Tinubu Support Organisation (BTSO), in Abuja, on Saturday, March 20, said that the APC national leader will achieve this if he is given the chance to become president, The Nation reports.
The APC chieftain said having studied Tinubu for over two decades, he knows him well enough as a leader who is capable of developing and mentoring younger Nigerians for prominent positions in the nation's political space.
He asserted:
“I know Asiwaju Tinubu very well. We have been friends for over 20 years. He is a focused and hard-working man. He is a builder of unity, a pillar of Nigeria’s unity. I think Nigeria will be safe in his hands.”
Added to this, a former secretary to the Niger state government, Professor Mohammed Kuta Yahaya, described the politician as a unique leader among his contemporaries.
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He said:
“Is there a Nigerian in the political space or entrepreneurial space that has mentored emerging leaders like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu?
“Let us create a Bola Ahmed Tinubu in each of the six geo-political zones and you will see there will be no poverty and corruption in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, Tinubu had been urged to join the race for the presidential election in the interest of the country and its democracy.
Youths under the aegis of Nigeria Youths Movement for Tinubu (NYMT), made the urgent appeal on Thursday, March 11.
Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics.
Source: Legit.ng