HeadlineTinubu Speaks On Dissolution Of APC’s National Executive, Perceived Presidential Ambition

Tinubu Speaks On Dissolution Of APC’s National Executive, Perceived Presidential Ambition

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, (THEWILL) – One of the founding fathers of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says he backs President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Executive Committee’s decision to dissolve the national executive of the party.

Tinubu, who is widely believed to have been badly bruised by the decision, because the executive committee was firmly under his grip politically, took a jab at those saying his perceived presidential bid in 2023 is dead.

“To those who have been actively bleating how the President’s actions and the NEC meeting have ended my purported 2023 ambitions, I seek your pity.

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“I am but a mere mortal who does not enjoy the length of foresight or political wisdom you profess to have. Already, you have assigned colourful epitaphs to the 2023 death of an alleged political ambition that is not yet even born.

“The President has spoken and his decision has been accepted. It is now beholden on all of us, as members of the APC, to recommit ourselves to the ideals and principles on which our party was founded.

‘’While we recognise that people have personal ambitions, those ambitions are secondary, not sacrosanct. Members must subordinate their ambitions to health and well-being of the party. Never should our party be defined by one person’s interests or even the amalgam of all members’ individual interests. A successful party must be greater than the sum of its parts.’’

The politician further said: “During this period, I have not busied myself with politicking regarding 2023. I find that a bit distasteful and somewhat uncaring particularly when so many of our people have been unbalanced by the twin public health and economic crises we face.

“I have devoted these last few months to thinking of policies that may help the nation in the here and now. What I may or may not do 3 years hence seems too remote given present exigencies…

“I have toiled for this party as much as any other person and perhaps more than most. Despite this investment or perhaps due to it, I have no problem with making personal sacrifices (and none of us should have such a problem) as long as the party remains true to its progressive, democratic creed. Politics is but a vehicle to arrive at governance.

“Good politics promotes good governance. Yet, politics is also an uncertain venture. No one gets all they want all the time. In even a tightly-woven family, differences and competing interests must be balanced and accommodated.”

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