Ahead of the 2023 elections, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has said he had never lost any election since he joined partisan politics.
Tinubu, who was reacting to a remark by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, on APC’s Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket, described the latter’s comments as “mere conjectures”.
Quest Times earlier reported that Lawal recently downplayed Tinubu’s chances of winning the 2023 presidential election.
According to the Labour Party member, the former Lagos State governor cannot win the 2023 presidential election with same faith ticket.
He claimed that the APC flag-bearer disregarded northern Nigerian Christians by opting for a Muslim running mate.
Speaking through the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said he would win the presidential election with the support of APC and President Muhammadu Buhari.
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“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 difference 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.
“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,” he added.