The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described himself as a youth amidst the clamour for youth Presidency in 2023.
Tinubu made the comment amid the clamour for young persons to take power.
While stressing that he has the required energy to lead the country, Tinubu pointed he is capable of serving Nigeria and making the country great.
He told his supporters at a recent gathering that the APC will continue to protect the interest of Nigerians, home and abroad.
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‘I’m here standing before you… and I’m a youth,’ Tinubu declared as his supporters cheered.
Ahead of the 2023 elections, many Nigerian youths have been agitating that a younger person should take over from President Muhammadu Buhari.
Addressing this when he visited a South West monarch earlier in the month, Tinubu had said he wants the youths to be president of Nigeria, but that would happen after he has served as the president.
‘If you become the President, you want to chase us from the streets? You’ll become old and be president but after me,’ Tinubu had said.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the former Lagos Governor was born on March 26, 1952, and will celebrate his 70th birthday in a few weeks.
Tinubu had last on Friday explained why believes that President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over power to him in 2023.
Africa Today News, New York reports that Tinubu premised his call on the fact that he supported Buhari’s ambition to become president in the last two elections in the country.
He recalled campaigning with Buhari across Nigeria in 2015.
The APC National Leader said Buhari should not just leave office in 2023 but hand over power to him.
He made those remarks when he spoke during his separate visits to the Ooni of Ife and Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, in Osun State, to seek their support.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK