Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Thursday said the records of achievements and capacity of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to build a formidable team was enough grounds to elect him as the next president of Nigeria.
AbdulRazaq said this while speaking at a symposium to officially unveil the YASIN for Tinubu/Shettima Presidency and AbdulRazaq/Kayode Governorship 2023 – an initiative of Alhaji Najeem Yasin, the Deputy President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).
The governor said Asiwaju achieved so much to place Lagos on a sound footing and could employ same template to consolidate on the gains of the past years and break new great grounds to transform the country as a president.
“When you are to select candidates for a political party or president for Nigeria, what people should look out for are track records of candidates, what they have been able to do in previous offices or the goodwill they will bring to that office,” according to him.
He commended Yasin for his consistent love and support for the APC administration in Kwara, recalling that the union leader made an impact during the pre-2019 campaigns.
“When I walked into this hall, I was just amazed with the size of the audience.
“Let me first of all thank Alhaji Yasin for putting this together. He is doing it out of his own pocket,” the governor added.
AbdulRazaq rated Asiwaju high in the size of capital projects that cut across Ikotun-Egbe, Badagry, Alimosho and other parts of Lagos state.
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He called on Nigerians to judge him with his achievements in the previous positions particularly as a governor.
The state APC Chairman, Mr Sunday Fagbemi, said Asiwaju’s victory could be guaranteed from Kwara electorate, citing how Kwara delegates overwhelmingly voted for him in the last APC presidential primaries in Abuja.
He said that the presidential candidate would also leverage on what AbdulRazaq has recorded as achievements in the last three and a half years.
He asked all party supporters to immediately engage in door-to-door campaigns and ensure success for all party candidates at the poll.
Earlier, Yasin said the gathering became imperative to re-echo their support for realisation of a Tinubu/Shettima Presidency, and re-election of AbdulRazaq in the State.
“We deemed it needful to organise this event to appeal to our people to come out and support these winning teams: Tinubu/Shettima Presidency and AbdulRazaq/Kayode Governorship come 2023.
“They are the best candidates, given what they have achieved as former and serving governors of their respective states,” he said.
He implored Kwara people to come out en masse to vote for them in the coming elections.
Yasin appreciated the governor and other invited guests for finding time to attend the symposium.
(NAN)