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Whowins2023 presidential election?Asiwaju
from Asiwaju
Ihold no allegiance to
BuhariandAtiku.ButI'm speciallygratefultoAtiku and Kwankwaso for some personal helps they've rendered to me. I've always hadtwoNigeriansinmindfor decades to become Nigeria's President and propell this countrytogreatness.
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One of the two is Asiwaju BolaAhmedTinubu , I won't mention the second person. So, one day, Tinubu came to my house in Abuja...and he told me that he'd want to be President...he told me that he had not informed Buhari at that time, that he wanted my support first...and from that instant, I gave my support to him.
Tinubuwillhavemyvoteand my continous support We fought for this democracy together,handsinhands. We faced the military together as comrades My biological father andAtiku are from the same place Kwankwaso appointed my son into his cabinet as governor...but this is more than personal relationships Bola Tinubu will rebuild Nigeria, and he willgetmyvote.
Whereas many governors run their Local governments through SoleAdministrators or Caretaker Committees in flagrant breach of section 7 of the Constitution, Tinubu maintained fidelity with the Constitutionalrequirementthat thesystemoflocalgovernment in Nigeria must be through democratically elected local governmentcouncils.
By ensuring periodic elections intothe57LocalGovernments and Development Area CouncilsinLagosState,Tinubu opened up more opportunities for youths to be actively engagedingovernancethereby p r e p a r i n g t h e m f o r participation at higher levels. One of his Local Government Council Chairmen rose to becomeaSenator
By giving opportunities to youths to participate in legitimate endeavours Lagos State has witnessed a massive decline in violent crimes and othervices.
ThenewlookOshodi,formerly a den of robbers, attests to the success ofTinubu and those he helped successively to occupy the position of Governor of LagosState.Icangoonandon butIbelievethepointisclear H i s m a n y o t h e r accomplishments are common knowledge.
Ofallthefront-linePresidential candidates Tinubu is the most religious tolerant.Amongst the candidates he scored the best grades in the University and exhibited exceptional intelligence unmatched by any ofhisco-contestants.
The challenges facing Nigeria today were faced by Tinubu in Lagos State, though on a smaller scale However, by establishing a standard and laying a good foundation, Lagos has surmounted most of the limitations to become the fifthlargesteconomyinAfrica. You can imagine what Nigeria stands to gain if and when he leadsasPresident.
This is one in a life-time opportunityforNigeriaandwe mustnotallowittoslipthrough our fingers. Tinubu has the visionandcapacitytobuildthe foundationsofanewNigeriain the same way that Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, Mahathir Ibn Mohamad of Malaysia and PaulKagameofRwandapulled their respective countries from povertytoprosperity.
I am not unmindful of the various criticisms and reservations that some have expressed againstTinubu and I donotimaginethatheisasaint. No one is perfect. Curiously, many of the opponents agree that he will make a good Presidentbutcontinuetorehash thereservations.
