A master strategist who has dominated the politics of Nigeria’s political arena for over two decades, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has long been expected to make a run for the country’s top job – his formidable political network, propensity for deal-making and substantial personal wealth give him a head start over many other contenders in the forthcoming Presidential Election.
As the ruling party, All Progressives Congress kick starts its Presidential campaign across various geopolitical zones of the Country and the support the party earned from its supporters in the Kano and Edo state, where mammoth crowd came out to support for the presidential Candidate of the Party Asiwaju Bola Ahmes Tinubu, there are many lessons enshrined with it for the Nations to note and vote for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in February 25 Presidential Election.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had promised to revive dying industries in Kano state and help resolve the problem of street children known as Almajiri, if elected president in February’s presidential election.
He stated this on in Kano in a Town Hall Meeting with Muslim leaders and clerics from the seven states of the North-west region in a chain of activities flagging off his campaign in the North West region.
“To strengthen our social fabric and guarantee the future, massive investment in education will ensure that we nourish and guide our youth toward better lives.
“Here, I speak not only of their material existence but also their spiritual existence and role as responsible citizens.
“Every child has the right to an education. It is a social wrong to see them roam the streets or drop out due to poverty.
“If allowed to be president, I will appoint a special commission and that commission and I will work with you to craft a lasting solution to the Almajiri challenge,” Tinubu added.”
It is pertinent to take a cursory look at this laudable promise which will be fulfilled by Asiwuaju when he assume office as the president of Nigeria, that means the issues of large percentage of out of school children in the North West will be reduce if not eradicated and making the region highly industrious with people of intellectuals capable of developing the society.
Reviving the industry city of Kano is another feat that Tinubu as a master developer will oversee as this will bring employment opportunities to Nigerians.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the quintessential political icon of our time is a man of several definitions to several people.
He command the respect of the people when mounted the podium at the Sam Ogbemudia stadium, Benin city in Edo state where he made it known that with him as the president of Nigeria, the economy of the country is in safe hand.
Stressing that “We can break the shackles of poverty, shackles of ignorance, and shackles of homelessness. We will do it together.”
Doing it together has been one of the ideology of Tinubu, he will make sure that he run an all inclusive Government, he has done it in Lagos state for 8 years, he can do it again, he has the the knowledge and the brain; trust him, he is an expert in finding the way where there is no way.
The publication is from the Office of the Lagos State APC Youth Leaders.
(Dr. Seriki Muritala is the Lagos State APC Youth Leader)