HONOUR: Tinubu Bags ‘Grand Commander of African Politics Award’
HONOUR: Tinubu Bags ‘Grand Commander of African Politics Gong’.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been honoured with the Grand Commander of African Politics award by the Coalition for a Better Nigeria, a body of youths’ and students’ organisations within and outside Nigeria.
Presenting the award to the representative of the former Lagos State Governor at the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday night, the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Awa Bamiji, described the APC presidential candidate as “father of modern Lagos.”
He said:”We are so much concerned about the security situation, irregularities in our electoral process, seemingly inordinate level of corruption, alarming unemployment rate, infrastructural decay and other aspects of bad governance which the nation has been subjected to over the decades.
“In line with our vision for a better Nigeria, we have been criticising various government policies and actions constructively for over three decades.
“Also, in line with our objectives, we had come to terms with the fact that Lagos State is a model economy, not only for the other states of the federation but for Nigeria at large. Achieving a better Nigeria simply means taking Lagos State as an example. The story of the state would have been otherwise today, if not for the visionary leadership provided by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his eight-year tenure as governor of Centre of Excellence and the exemplary display of continuity of his legacies by successive administrations.”
Awa noted that the calibre of people that attended the event has convinced every right thinking Individuals across the globe the direction the 2023 presidential election will go.
“Tinubu 2023 is an idea whose time has come. Those who are opposing it are merely holding back the tide of history. The tide of history held over time, burns the fingers,” he said.
Awa further said the group backed the decision of the Council of State on the fuel and naira scarcity, adding that history would not be kind to the “criminal initiators” behind the ongoing crises.
“We call on Federal Government to end the fuel and naira scarcity before this weekend to restore peace and tranquility to our society and redeem her seriously battered image by the cabals inside the government that are working with opposition to make life difficult for all of us They want us to embark on violent protest few days to the election, but we understand ourselves. Free and fair general elections must hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023 and Saturday, March 11, 2023 and the ongoing process of transition must be smooth in all ramifications,” he added.
He thanked the Minster of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, for her constant support.
Dignitaries at the event include Chairman of the occasion, Otunba Jumoke Ogunkeyede JMK, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai represented by Awa Bamiji, Comrade Godwin Udhedhe Imenu and Dr Paul John Paul, who represented Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Owelle Rochas Okorocha respectively.
Others are Oba R. O. Ajayi, Oba of Tapa Kingdom, Igbomina Ekiti; Chief (Mrs) Virginia Ugwu, President, Igbo Women Association for Asiwaju; Chief Yomi Tokoya, National Chairman, Tinubu/Shettima Support Group; Comrade Asu Mfam, National PRO, Coalition for A Better Nigeria; Barrister Abuka Oma- Baba, President General, Middle Congress; Garba Bala, Vegetable Farmers’ Association; Deborah Ajibade; Elvana Chukwuma, Igbo National Youth Support for Asiwaju; National Automobile Technicians’ Association of Nigeria (NATA) members led by Comrades Olatunbosun Adebisi Israel, Aminu Rasheed and Akinwande Aliu; Comrade Olanrewaju Abubakir; Motorcycle and Tricycle Riders’ Association; Elkana Dabiro, Joshua F. Meselo; Hon Funke Akerele; Comrade Abdulkadir Sarafadeen among others.
