Afeez Bolaji Repete, immediate past deputy national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the party, is Nigeria’s next president.
Saying that the former Lagos governor has paid his dues, the former special adviser in the administration of late former governor Abiola Ajimobi explained that “Tinubu is a formidable force in Nigeria politics, one who has paid his dues politically and administratively. He formed Action Congress, AC, in 2007. As a leader, he could have imposed himself as the presidential candidate when he had all it takes to do so but he allowed Atiku Abubakar, a northerner, to be the flag bearer.
“In 2011, Tinubu fielded Nuru Ribadu as the presidential candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and in 2015 when doubting Thomases wave off the possibility of General Muhammadu Buhari making it to Aso-Rock, brought out the political sagacity in him which enthroned the peoples’ president and in 2019 we all saw the immense contributions of Tinubu to the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari and these political antecedents attest to the tremendous support Northerners are giving Tinubu currently, so Tinubu/Shettima presidency is a possibility which will be affirmed by the eligible patriotic Nigerians come February 25, 2023,” Repete who is the director, directorate of E-Communications & New Media of the Bola Tinubu and Teslim Folarin Campaign in Oyo State disclosed.
Repete expressed this optimism about the possibility of Tinubu/Shetima presidency while participating on Pendulum, a live programme on Sunday anchored by Olayemi Afolabi on Space 90.1 FM Ibadan.
When asked if the support Tinubu is enjoying from the north a genuine one owing to the fact that Atiku Abubakar is also contesting from PDP, Repete said that “Northerners are very sophisticated people with strong sense of history and I must give kudos to all the Northern Governors that stood firm with Asiwaju Tinubu to pick our party presidential ticket and based on that, I have no doubt in my mind that northerners are very genuine and trustworthy and they are ready to elect Tinubu come 2023. In the bid up to the APC presidential primaries when some cabal members ganged up against power shift to the South, patriotic Nigerians from the North especially the 12 Northern APC Governors stood their ground for Tinubu so I must say that is why Asiwaju Tinubu is very much popular in the north than the south right now.”
“Are you proud of President Buhari administration?.” According to Repete, “President Buhari administration is a source of pride to every honest and patriotic Nigerians. He has built a solid foundations in the areas of security, massive infrastructure, empowerment etc legacies that Asiwaju Tinubu is coming to build on.”
Commenting on structure and party strength, Repete stated that “in APC fold, we have 21 governors presently plus the influence of strong political movement that have joined APC. So structurally speaking, APC is the party that has all it takes to win in 2023.”
