APC South Africa: Nigeria needs Bola Tinubu

By APC South Africa

The All Progressives Congress (APC) South African Chapter said Nigeria needs an economic and political genius like Sen. Bola Tinubu to achieve its dream in the 2023 general elections.

The Chairman of the chapter, Mr. Bola Babarinde, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos while throwing weight behind the presidential ambition of Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State.

Babarinde said that Tinubu had demonstrated such a feat as governor of Lagos State in laying the foundation for its economic development.

According to him, this is evident in the strides achieved by Lagos State in becoming the 5th largest economy in Africa.

Decrying the alleged economic damage by the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Babarinde said that rebuilding was always a process that requires patience and time

“What the PDP destroyed for 16 years cannot be repaired and rebuilt within eight years.

“To fasten the recovery and advancement of development as possible, we need an economic and political genius to achieve that; we find that in the person and genius of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

”He has demonstrated such feat as Governor of Lagos State in laying the foundation for its economic development and is evident in strides achieved by Lagos becoming the 5th largest economy in Africa.

“Nigeria remains at this level because of a lack of innovation from successive administrations to reform and diversify Nigeria’s monolithic economy.

“Our over-dependency on oil as major revenue has been an albatross, not only on the economy but on social cohesiveness as it has created lopsided economic dependency and reliance,” he said.

According to him, Tinubu has the magic wand to turn around Nigeria’s economy and improve internal and external revenue generation.

He said that Tinubu had done so before against all odds “when PDP-under Obasanjo starved Lagos State of allocations for three years and in his characteristically genius manner survived and thrived.

“Bola Tinubu is the only one in the contest presently that can defeat Atiku (PDP presidential candidate) because of his overwhelming national political structure, his detribalized nature that has endeared him to all tribes and religious inclinations.

“He is a Muslim whose wife is a Christian Pastor and he has demonstrated the accommodating nature and tolerance needed to lead a diverse and multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria without bias for political or primordial sentiments.

“We hereby undoubtedly endorse Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu as the flag bearer of our party, All Progressives Congress,” Babarinde said.