The Coalition for a Better Nigeria has said it bestowed the award of “the Grand Commander of African Politics” on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu because of his remarkable qualities.
It said Tinubu’s visionary and exemplary leadership in politics, economic management and administration resulted in Lagos State becoming a model economy not only for the other states of the federation but for the country itself.
The coalition conferred the award on the former Lagos State governor on February 14, as part of its activities marking the 30th anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election won by business mogul, Chief Moshood Abiola.
The three-day event, in honour of the APC presidential flag bearer came after what the organisers described as “four years of marathon campaign against a repeat of June 12 election power play and five months preparation.”
The coalition, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Awa Bamiji, listed former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole; Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Paulen Tallen; former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha; among the as dignitaries that graced the event in Tinubu’s honour.
Bamiji said: “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 provision of the visionary leadership of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during his eight years tenure as governor of the Centre of Excellence and the exemplary display of continuity of his legacies through successive administrations.”