The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to retire his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar while promising to run an all inclusive progressive government if elected ino power next year.
Tinubu, who taunted the former Vice President as a serial Aso Rock contender since 1999, asked voters to retire the former Vice President in 2023 with their votes because he has nothing to offer the citizenry.
The former two-time Lagos State governor made this call while speaking at mega rally organised by the campaign team of APC in Lagos led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere Lagos.
Tinubu, who addressed in both English and Yoruba commended Governor Sanwo-Olu for the organisation of the rally, saying ‘I don’t see anything missing here today.’ He also commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC leadership and governors among others saying together APC would retain power
He said: ‘It is a broom (APC symbol) revolution. We will continue a progressive government for the country where nobody will be excluded. We will do our best. You will not be abandoned. You will not be forgotten in education, you will not be forgotten in healthcare.
‘I know one man who has been running for the presidency since 1999, Atiku. He ran in AC, ran in PDP, and is running in PDP again. With your votes tell him to go and sit at home. Retire him with your votes.
‘He said he will ensure a better future for Nigerians. Don’t ’listen to him. With PDP, they were in power for 16 years. They gave you estimated bills, they forgot Lagos-Badagry road, forgot Second Niger Bridge, forgot other roads. Don’t mind them.
‘We have all 22 APC governors here. We shall win together. We will not lose any one of them. Go get your PVCs and vote for APC candidates. You have seen what Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat are doing in Lagos? For me, for you, and the stability of Lagos State, vote for Sanwo-Olu.’
With Tinubu at the rally are his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; members of the APC National Working Committee, NWC, led the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, members of the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, and governors elected on the platform of the APC.