Three prominent Nigerians have joined many in felicitating Alhaji Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate for the 2023 general election.
Former Nigeria’s Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje congratulated Tinubu on his election.
Atiku congratulated Bola Tinubu after being nominated as the standard bearer of the ruling APC.
Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, polled 1271 votes to clinch the ticket ahead of former minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi, vice president Yemi Osinbajo and Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
Atiku said Tinubu’s victory at the APC presidential primary election at Eagles Square in Abuja was a show of his tenacity.
“Congratulations, Bola Tinubu, on your emergence as your party’s presidential candidate,” Atiku tweeted on Wednesday.
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“It has been a hard-fought contest, but that you prevailed confirms your tenacity,” Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Wednesday congratulated Tinubu on his victory at the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election.
The governor in a congratulatory message personally signed by him said the emergence of Tinubu as standard bearer of the APC would be a victory for the Nigeria project.
According to him, the Jagaban “has the capacity to provide the needed leadership that would consolidate and continue to ensure the country’s democratic gains.”
Ganduje commended the President for providing the enabling environment that produced the standard flagbearer, the National Working Committee, the delegates and all other organ and structures of the party across the federation for the collective efforts in ensuring the success of the convention.
The governor also hailed other aspirants for their remarkable sportsmanship which they displayed throughout the painstaking consultation period up to the convention and particularly Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who submitted themselves to transparent democratic exercise.
He also called on Tinubu as party leader to “bring his political and socio-economic experience to bear on party leadership and members to close ranks and work for its victory in the forthcoming election.”
Ganduje also charged all party members to remain United and focused as the party marched with Nigerians to victory in 2023.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Wednesday that the emergence of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu as presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, had reassured his party of winning the 2023 presidential poll.
In a letter of congratulation that he personally signed, Lawan who was also an aspirant in the primary said the outcome of the election process had shown that Tinubu was the popular choice of his party.
“Your glittering track record of public service, foresight and grit in party building and administration, as well as the courage you continue to demonstrate in fighting for the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria make you worthy of the high esteem and trust of our party members everywhere in Nigeria as exhibited at the National Convention,” the letter read in part.
Read full text of the letter:
”I am elated and proud that the Presidential primary was manifestly free and fair, and conducted within our APC Family under a most convivial atmosphere.
”The success of the event again demonstrates the capacity of our great party to run its internal affairs smoothly and devoid of rancour.
”As Your Excellency is aware, I offered myself alongside your good self and other patriotic members of the party to fly its highly coveted flag in the 2023 presidential election.
”I did so in the belief that I have the knowledge base, ideas, experience and desire to provide leadership for our dear country at these most trying times.
”However, the outcome of the election process has shown that Your Excellency is the popular choice of our party for that assignment.
I do not have an iota of doubt in the wisdom of that decision by our Party’s delegates from across the country.
According to him, ”Your glittering track record of public service, foresight and grit in party building and administration, as well as the courage you continue to demonstrate in fighting for the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria make you worthy of the high esteem and trust of our party members everywhere in Nigeria as exhibited at the National Convention.
It is on this note that I heartily congratulate you on your well-deserved victory at the primary.
I have no doubt that with your credentials, experience, antecedents and political sagacity, our great party will go into the 2023 contest confident of victory.
As a loyal party member, I remain committed to the party at all times and will always be available to work for its success.
”Once again, I congratulate Your Excellency on your well-deserved nomination as the standard bearer of our party and, insha Allah, next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
