Lagos APC Speaks On Tinubu’s 2023 Aspiration, Why Ambode Was Stopped

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has said that the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the political acumen and experience to rule the country and has the right like every other citizen of the country to aspire for the presidency.

Chairman of the state chapter of the party, Alhaji Babatunde Balogun who spoke in an interview also dispelled insinuations of a godfather dictating the affairs of the party.

In the interview with Daily Sun, Balogun also debunked insinuations that the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode was unfairly stopped from a second term.

Asked on Tinubu’s reported presidential aspiration, Balogun said:

“You must understand that Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is a Nigerian citizen, and therefore deserves the right to run for presidency like every other citizen and it is the people’s right to choose and vote for him.

“The most important thing is that he has the political wisdom, he has the acumen, he has political experience for many decades, and he has what it takes to rule a country. That’s all I can say for now until the appropriate time.”

On speculations that Lagos State is under a political god-father who controls the affairs of the state, he said:

“My take on that fallacious speculations is that first, people must realise that the present governor is competent to carry out any task as he is doing right now. He has clear vision of how to run the state.

“Lagos State has a plan that is being followed by all sworn in governors, and that plan has worked well for the growth and development of the state.

“So, any governor who goes against the plan is doing so at his own peril. On this note, I want to clearly correct that unnecessary speculation of Lagos State being under a political god-father. It is baseless, and has no existence in the state.”

He was thus asked if the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Ambode went against the plan and hence the reason he was denied a second term.

Responding Balogun said:

“Well, all I can say is that there was an election, a free and fair one.

The people voted out whom they didn’t want and voted in whom they wanted. It’s a simple statistic. His administration has began on a good note, it was evident. But the people have the civic right and responsibility to exercise their votes.”

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