The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has expressed
happiness over the declaration of interest by Bola Tinubu to run for the
presidency come 2023.
Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives, APC,
described Tinubu’s declaration as a good development.
In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Bayo Aina,
he said the Southwest had been placed in a position to succeed President
Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Tinubu had informed Buhari of his intention to run for the
presidency in 2023.
He disclosed this after a meeting with the President at the
State House, Abuja, on Monday.
However, Aina said Afenifere would work with traditional,
religious leaders, and other major stakeholders to ensure that the Southwest
remains is unmatched in 2023.
“We are happy that the South West zone wholly embraced the
APC, since 2015 and this has enabled the zone to participate as an equal
stakeholder with other zones in the affairs of the Nation. This has now placed
the zone in a pivotal position to produce the successor to President Buhari.
“This development has vindicated our position when we asked
the south west to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 and
2019 elections.
“Going forward, we have no doubt that many persons across
the six geopolitical zones may also indicate an interest in contesting for the
highest office in the land. We must all be ready to face this reality.
“We appeal to the various contestants to run the race with
mutual respect, dignity, sportsmanship and genuine “Omoluabi” ethos such that
Nigeria in general and the Southwest particularly will even be more united as
we approach the 2023 election. We must avoid a fractricidal engagement by all
means,” he said.
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