Atiku and Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has once
again, expressed his commitment to the re-election ambition of President
Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s general elections.
Asiwaju Tinubu said he remains firmly behind Buhari who is seeking a
second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
his mission to rebuild the country from the ruins of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) years.
The former governor was reacting through his Media Adviser, Tunde
Rahman to a statement by former Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), Abba Gana that he (Tinubu) will work for the
presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2019
polls.
According to Daily Sun, part of the statement by Rahman reads:
“His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Tinubu indicated long ago where he stood on
the matter of the 2019 election. He has continued to say he remains
firmly behind that patriot, President Muhammadu Buhari, in his mission
to rebuild the country from the ruins of the PDP years.
Only two days ago, he restated this position while speaking
with correspondents at the State House in Abuja. He said the PDP could
hold their meetings anywhere they liked and that Nigerians know who
means well for them and is trustworthy.
“Where the former FCT Minister, Abba Gana got his conviction that Asiwaju Tinubu would do otherwise is left only to himself.
“Yes, His Excellency Asiwaju has had a relationship with former
Vice President, His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, just like he has
had with many of other leaders in his political journey. But this is
about Nigeria, the well-being of the country and of Nigerians. On this
score, he has made his pick.”
In an interview with Saturday Sun, Abba Gana who is a member of the
PDP Board of Trustees and former FCT Minister, had said the former
Lagos governor would work for Atiku because of political exigency and
his long standing relationship with him.
He said: “You know that Atiku is very friendly with former
Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. They formed the APC
government together. I am sure that Tinubu may realise that he faces
less danger with the Atiku president.
“They have common businesses and I am sure they would work together. Tinubu has more things in common with Atiku than Buhari.”