By Miftaudeen Raji
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has vowed to work for Nigeria if he is elected president in the February 25 presidential election.
Tinubu made the promise while addressing supporters at the party’s final presidential rally in Lagos on Tuesday.
The rally was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and governors on the platform of the ruling party.
Praising Buhari for honoring his invitation to grace the occasion, Tinubu said, “Thank you very much, Mr. President. You encourage us all. Thank you for today, thank you for the past, and thank you for tomorrow.
“You put our foot on the road to the future to work hard for our nation and achieve greatness because it is desirable for Nigeria to be great,” he added.
Tinubu further said, “Thank you, Mr. President. You follow the procedure. You encourage us all. The primary came, the vote cast and I won. I didn’t ask them to revert it based on my religion, you didn’t ask them to revert it based on my tribe. You didn’t ask us to change it because I wasn’t from your village in Daura.
“You celebrated the victory with me and told me: ‘Congratulations’. I went to you to nominate me exactly like I did in 2015 to nominate me for a vice president, but instead of giving me the same coin, you said, “No, you know better, you’ve experienced better, you know those Nigerians, you know who with you want to work,” Tinubu said.
Senior APC members present at the rally include Senate Speaker Ahmed Lawan, House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, APC National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Apart from local and state leaders such as Senator Ganiyu Solomon, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and Lagos APC President Cornelius Ojelabi and Publicity Secretary Seye Oladejo who are present, only a few national leaders, including Senator Remi Tinubu and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, stand around.
Supporters of various Senate, House and Assembly candidates by the thousands jubilated with song and dance while cheering Tinubu to music by Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM 1).
Actors and actresses including Shaeed Balogun, Fathia Balogun, Jide Kosoko, Mama Surutu, Yinka Quadri, Ashley and Foluke Dartmouth, and other musicians turned out to rock the huge crowd.
