The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has boasted to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, that he has never lost any election since he joined politics.
Lawal who has not hidden his disdain for APC’s Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket recently said Tinubu with the same faith ticket has no chance of winning the 2023 presidential election.
But the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, quoted Tinubu as describing the former SGF’s comments as mere conjectures.
Tinubu said he would win the presidential election with the support of APC and President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the statement: “Mere conjectures, very laughable projections. Asiwaju has never been on the ballot and lost any election.
“With 22 states under APC control, with the incumbent President’s backing, Asíwájú is heading for a landslide victory.
“Let Babachir Lawal deal first with the division in his renegade group, instead of pontificating on the outcome of the election.
“This man, who is amplifying our religious differences with his gang, is from Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. He could not make Buhari win the council in the 2019 election, even though we had a Christian with the Buhari ticket,” he said.
In another development, Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fsshola (SAN) has urged APC officials and members to woo the electorate to vote for the party’s flag bearers at next year’s general election instead of getting even with opponents.
Fashola spoke on Monday in Abuja while inaugurating the Directorate of Contact and Mobilisation Directorate of Tinubu/Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council (APC-GICC).
The minister, who heads the directorate, was represented by the Minister of Environment, who is also the Assistant Director of the Directorate, Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi.
“We should focus on the real, individual voters, especially at the grassroots, to know the legacies of Asiwaju Tinubu when he was the governor of Lagos and Shettima also when he was the governor of Borno State, despite numerous challenges they encountered.
“I call on members of this committee to work tirelessly at the grassroots and tell the electorate that Nigeria will continue to experience growth and development, if they vote for Tinubu/Shettima and all APC candidates.”
