2019 Elections: Tinubu Appeals To Igbos To Vote APC, Urges Youths To Shun Thuggery
by Oki Samson
L-R: Former Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Otunba Femi Pedro; Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule; Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; National Leader, All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; APC Lagos State Chairman, Hon. Babatunde Balogun; Lagos Gubernatorial Candidate, Hon. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the APC Lagos State Stakeholders Meeting at the Party’s Secretariat, Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos.
As Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday 23rd February for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the Igbos residing in Lagos State to cast their votes for the party’s candidates across board, saying that the Igbos had benefitted much from the ruling party in the state through numerous public policies.
“Igbos have benefitted immensely from the state without any discrimination, now they should reward us for our tolerance by voting
APC. I saved ASPANDA from demolition, if they are now against our candidates and doing what they want, we know how to behave”, said Tinubu
Tinubu who made the appeal at the Stakeholders meeting held at the APC State Secretariat, in Acme, Lagos, explained that the major opposition party in the country and Lagos, People’s Democratic Party(PDP) lacks capacity to win the general elections.
L-R: Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule; Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; National Leader, All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; APC Lagos State Chairman, Hon. Babatunde Balogun during Lagos APC Stakeholders’ Meeting at the Party’s Secretariat, Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos.
The APC National Leader tasked the members of the party to intensify the House to House campaign across the 20 local governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, saying that he only believes in winning elections through votes not through violence.
Tinubu advised the party members to embrace and accommodate defectors from the PDP, saying that the party needs unity among its members to win at the coming elections.
“They were in PDP before and now in APC, don’t fight them rather accommodate them, please I plead with you, I and Demola
Seriki, Obanikoro and DaSilva, who were former PDP are now very close, we will wrong ourselves often but we will call on God to forgive, so we should also forgive others”, said Tinubu
“We are going to vote, we have accepted INEC’s postponement, no nation without obstacles and challenges but how you manage it, INEC is not our opponent but the PDP, we are going to win them at poll, they don’t have our strength in North West, South West, North East, and Middle Belt, so where will they win”, said Tinubu
He added “Who are we fighting? We are fighting PDP, we are not concerned about
INEC, and they have the rules and laws on their side, they postponed the election, any airplane can get into turbulence, they have tried to manage the situation”
Tinubu added “INEC will land safely and happily with this election and APC will
win, it is our election, we have buried their mother, I have come to felicitate with you, they say don’t want to see you, they don’t want you to vote, they are the ones we will not see”
He also counseled all those having challenges in their local governments to go
and mend fence with their leaders at their local governments and wards.
The APC Chieftain however, reaffirmed President Muhammadu Buhari stand
point on thuggery and ballot snatching, noting that Buhari remains the
Commander In Chief(C-In-C) and his pronouncement stands.
Tinubu stressed “Let me warn our youths, you have heard Buhari’s take on thuggery and ballot box snatching, I don’t command the army, the PVC is my own army, we must go out and elect our candidates as President and National Assembly members”.
Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Hon. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dr. Femi Hamzat, Otunba Femi Pedro, APC Lagos Chairman, Hon. Babatunde Balogun, Sen. Adeola Olamilekan, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, Sen. Solomon Ganiu, Chief Kemi Nelson, Alh. Tajudeen Olusi, Chief Lanre Rasak, Rt. Hon. Sanni Eshilokun, Hon. Mutiu Are among others leaders of the party attended the meeting.
