The Ogun State Chapter of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement of Nigeria and the Diaspora, ABAT, has congratulated the national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 Presidential election.
The group conveyed the congratulatory message in a statement jointly signed by the Director-General of Ogun state chapter of ABAT, Otunba Femi Soluade, and the chairman of the group, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku, made available to newsmen.
The group expressed that the huge support given to Asiwaju Tinubu during the primary election was the right choice and manifestation of his acceptance by the party and Nigerians in general.
It added:”We are very happy and proud of you that we made the right choice when we resolved to vote and make you our principal and preffered candidate for the number one job, thus putting all our arsenal into use in the state to project you and canvass for people’s support for you, which was widely acknowledged throughout the nooks and crannies of the gateway state.
” Of a fact, we commend your doggedness, resilience and mastery of the political terrain of Lagos State, the South West and by extension, the entire Nigeria nation as obviously demonstrated in the APC presidential primaries, which further proclaim you as the “Generalissimo of Nigeria’s politics”
It expressed optimism that Nigeria would witness unprecedented growth if Tinubu wins the presidential race next year.
It added:” We are confident that going by your glittering antecedents, unparalleled achievements and track records as a onetime governor of Lagos State, which undoubtedly makes her the most viable in Nigeria and the 5th largest economy in Africa.
We have no iota of doubt that you will make the same to bear in the entire Nigeria, which all of us will be proud of in no distance future from the moment you assume office as the President of Nigeria and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic”
Meanwhile, Rotimi Amaechi, defeated at the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC ) presidential primaries, has congratulated the party’s flag bearer, Ahmed Bola
Amaechi, a former Minister of transportation, in a congratulatory letter obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, assured of his commitment to ensure Tinubu’s success at the polls.
“Congratulations on your well-deserved victory at the APC Presidential Convention held on June 7 – 8 and extend my best wishes as you prepare for the 2023 Presidential Elections.
I am confident that your victory will re-energise the progressive ideals of our great party APC, buttressed by your mission of a Common Sense Revolution which led to the defeat of PDP in the 2015 general elections.
“As you embark on this historic journey, I wish to assure you of my commitment to your success at the polls in 2023.