Age Controversy Can’t Cover Tinubu’s Capacity – Senator Kashim Shettima

The controversy about the age of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu fanned by some critics cannot diminish from his incredible work ethic and capacity to be president of Nigeria, one of his strongest Northern advocates, Senator Kashim Shettima has said.

He spoke as another Northern supporter of Tinubu, Mr. Babachir Lawal said that there was no equal among the rivals of the former Lagos State governor for the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential ticket.

Both men spoke in Abuja at the Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu support group conference in Abuja on Monday.

Speaking against the background of the controversy fanned by Tinubu’s critics on his age, Shettima said:

“The attempts at weaving ridiculous fiction to override the history we’ve all witnessed demonstrate the detractors’ utter desperation and cowardice. One of such is the mischievous fixation on his age and the wild conclusions that he’s physically unsuitable for the Office of the President. This obsession characterizes the thinking of those who have no understanding of Asiwaju’s incredible work ethic.

“The mark of true leadership isn’t the ability to lift a bag of cement. It’s the mental effort to think rationally of solutions designed to redeem one’s people and territorial jurisdiction.

” I’m not asking you to tone down critical assessments of your future leaders, but redirect you to see the bigger picture. We are not here to prepare for the Olympics, but an institution that relies on the superiority of ideas to thrive,” Shettima said in poohpoohing the controversy fanned by some critics over the age of the APC national leader, Tinubu.

Shettima affirmed that if the Presidency moves to the South, that nobody from the APC in the Southwest was better qualified than Tinubu to be president.

Also speaking at the conference, former secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, said that despite the present failures of the APC Federal Government that the leaders were determined to project Tinubu as the next president.

While noting the determination of the support groups, Lawal said that they were convinced that that Tinubu has no rival in taking over the leadership of the country from Buhari.

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