Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Lagos state governor and one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed an interest in the job of President of Nigeria currently held by Muhammadu Buhari.
Sahara Reporters reports that Tinubu said that he would not rule out the possibility of fighting for presidential office in Nigeria during the inauguration of Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the newly elected governor of Ondo state on Friday, February 24.
According to the report, Tinubu sees running for any political office in Nigeria, including the presidency as an opportunity to serve his country.
He however noted that such ambition is dependent on several political factors.
He said: “There is nothing wrong with such ambition. It depends on the timing and the environment and what political leadership dictates. I will not brush aside such an aspiration.”
He noted that even current President Buhari only made it to the position in 2015 after several attempts.
”It has been historical even that Buhari tried first, second, third, and forth before he got it. Resilience, determination, and clarity of purpose. Maybe as a senator, maybe as a president, you cannot rule it out. How can I rule such a thing out, the opportunity to service my country but you only do that when there is a vacancy,” he said.
On President Buhari’s health, he said: “An honest man disclosed to you that he is going to leave, he is going to have a medical check-up, he has disclosed that he needed more time.
“He has told you, he has told us honestly that he needed medical attention. What his doctors will discuss after that is subject to experts who should not be discussed until he is ready to disclose it. He told us that he cannot return now, what else do you want him to do.”
He called for prayers for the president, insisting that Buhari is alive and well in the UK.
He said: “Only God gives life, and only God can take it. The man that I have seen is well, alive. We should promote welfare, praying for the well-being of our leaders.”
Meanwhile, government sources have revealed that access to President Muhammadu Buhari in London has been streamlined to just a few individuals who are approved by some of Nigeria’s number one citizen’s very powerful aides.
The aides have barred family members; friends and senior government officials who attempted to call or pay visits to the president in the United Kingdom.
Source: aitnews
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