Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described as “untrue” reports that he is planning to strengthen his presidential ambition by planting his allies in key positions at the national assembly.

The politician said those who feel they know his mind better than he does are spreading such rumours.

Tinubu said he aligned with President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the leadership of the national assembly in order to show support for his second term in office.

Buhari and the leadership of the ruling party have endorsed Ahmad Lawan as senate president and Femi Gbajabiamila as speaker of the house of representatives.

Gbajabiamila, an ally of Tinubu, was elected into the lower legislative chamber of the national assembly during the second term of the APC leader as governor of Lagos state.

In a statement from his media office on Sunday, Tinubu said he has no ulterior motive backing Lawan and Gbajabiamila.

He said his mind, heart and efforts are focused on making the APC and Buhari in achieving their “shared vision of a flourishing economy and a prosperous people”.

“We have monitored, with rising incredulity, the rash of news stories claiming Asiwaju Tinubu is manipulating the APC nomination process for the national assembly leadership,” the statement read.

“The stories claim this supposed manipulation is the first salvo in Asiwaju’s effort to position himself for a presidential run during the 2023 election cycle. Not only are these reports utterly false, based as they are in the febrile imaginations of those persons by whom they are being peddled, they are injurious to President Buhari’s historic quest to reform Nigeria. It is for this latter reason that we find cause to speak out where otherwise we would have continued to watch on in silent amusement.

“The peddlers of these rumors have arrogated to themselves the preternatural ability to read Asiwaju’s mind more than he himself can know it. They also seem to have acquired the unique gift of bending time so that 2023 appears before we even reach the midway point of 2019. If these people would only enlist their uncanny talents in the service of the nation instead of in the service of political intrigue and gossip mongering our country would be much the better.

“This attempt to caricature Asiwaju as if his words and actions are all aimed at grabbing power will fail because this portrait distorts the plain truth. While the headlines are sensational they are also senseless because they are not grounded in fact.

“The rumor-mongers should court greater discipline and wisdom. As Asiwaju recently said there is no action a person can take that constitutes a political guarantee as to what may come four years from now.Moreover, that having allies in the national assembly leadership positions will greatly enhance someone’s presidential ambitions is a spurious claim.”

Taking a swipe at Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of reps, Tinubu said the APC must do its best to avoid those who would frustrate Buhari in power.

He said under Saraki and Dogara, budgets were hijacked while the interest of the party was not duly served.

“As he enters his second term, President Buhari has stated that he will give the economy special priority. His goal is to defeat poverty and joblessness while spurring the type of growth and development that will make Nigeria’s a durable and flourishing economy. These goals are laudable and necessary to move Nigeria forward. However, the obstacles before us are vast and complex.

“Just look at the way Saraki, Dogara and their ilk hijacked the budget process these past four years. National budgets were delayed and distorted as these actors repeatedly sought to pad budgets with pet projects that would profit them,” he said.

“Even worse, they cut funds intended to prosper projects that would have benefitted the average person. After four years of their antics halting the progress of government, we should do all we can to prevent a repeat of their malign control of the National Assembly.

“If we are truly committed to optimal governance, then we also must be equally committed to ensuring that the National Assembly leadership be competent and experienced as well as imbued with a progressive mindset and a desire to work in close cooperation with executive. This is all Asiwaju has hoped to achieve. There are no ulterior motives. Everything he has done is in concert with and in furtherance of the wishes of President Buhari and the party.”

Tinubu warned those who are against the president to be bold enough to make their stand known rather than trying to drive a wedge between him and Buhari.

“Thus, those who cast aspersions at Asiwaju, in reality are bucking against the stated position of the President,” he said.

“This is a democracy and people have the right to oppose whomever they wish to oppose. However, if these mongers oppose the president let them be of sufficient courage to plainly say so. They should not disparage Asiwaju as an indirect way to contend against the President.

“What everyone who cares about Nigeria should now do is rally around the president to give him all possible support in driving to reality his economic policies and objectives. This is how we progress as a nation.”

https://www.thecable.ng/rumour-mongers-read-my-mind-better-than-i-can-tinubu-reacts-to-reports-on-his-2023-presidency

yns4real:

Tinubu is the greatest politician in Nigeria now that is why is been mentioned everytime...his rival Obasanjo has been used and dumped and will no longer meddle with the affairs of the precedency again.


Jagaban or Nuru Ribadu for 2023 Presidency shikena

Jagagbani

Frog eye. We dey wait for u for SS,we go betray u.

Lemme also react "We never expected you to accept" -Iceness

Useless politician

What is happening to Nigeria is not different from what happened to the Israelites when they felt they were too wise and became stubborn.

Greatest Yoruba man ever to grace the face of the Earth..

His worshippers adore glorified him..bow at his boudillion shrine ..for pea nuts..

Emperor of Lagos..
King of the west..

May you live forever....

Herdsmen:
Greatest Yoruba man ever to grace the face of the Earth..

His worshippers adore glorified him..bow at his boudillion shrine ..for pea nuts..

Emperor of Lagos..
King of the west..

May you live forever....

id911:
Mr Bullion Van Drug Lord, if you like react from here to Somalia, you won't smell that place in 2023. If they don't present you but mistakenly present Osunbade, PDP doesn't need to campaign in the North. What they will do is to print posters of Pastor Yemi Osunbade preaching in the church and paste it everywhere and also engage media up north to speak in Almajiri language to them that he's a pastor, pronto...he's a gonner.
Your stooge, Femi Gbajabiamila ,will never be elected speaker

Tinubu no dey contest for president..he no fit ....he can't ..and he knows that..

He's rotten from inside out...to seat as president..except for his worshippers at boudillion shrine..no sane human will even give a thought.

He only want to be part of the next kingmakers when Buhari/APC is gone.. so as to retain the vassal states of the north as Emperor..

He's a political strategists...all this permutations by his ass raising head knacking afonjaic humans ..with thenation ..na to make noise ..that all.

When Jagaben sneezes, Eastern Cameroonian Abobakus catch a fever.

Two seconds and the thread is already drenched in their sweat and tears.

Of course we know that story was manufactured, fed and propagated by the useless Aba Umuahia Expressway media and nothing else. Sad the great Jagaban had to dignify their utter stupidity with a response. Left to me, he should adopt the posture Buhari/Presidency have adopted against elements like ffk since 2015.

Ignore them so much so they begin to have doubts about their very own existence.

id911:
Mr Bullion Van Drug Lord, if you like react from here to Somalia, you won't smell that place in 2023. If they don't present you but mistakenly present Osunbade, PDP doesn't need to campaign in the North. What they will do is to print posters of Pastor Yemi Osunbade preaching in the church and paste it everywhere and also engage media up north to speak in Almajiri language to them that he's a pastor, pronto...he's a gonner.

Your stooge, Femi Gbajabiamila ,will never be elected speaker

Hausas are not tribalistic, religious bigots and they are not hateful like your tribe.

When the time comes is the same Hausa people that will endorsed a Yoruba candidate...last last above *yammerings* like the case of Obasanjo against Ekweme.

Don't commit suicide o...but when Femi Gbajabiamila is d speaker I will call you out. Imagine a 5% boosting and chestbeating. God already knows them from the beginning thats why he made them 5%

I cannot wait till when an Igbo Christian person will wanna contest for pwesident

omenkaLives:
When Jagaben sneezes, Eastern Cameroonian Abobakus catch a fever.

Of course we know that story was manufactured, fed and propagated by the useless Aba Umuahia Expressway media and nothing else. Sad the great Jagaban had to dignify their utter stupidity with a response. Left to me, he should adopt the posture Buhari/Presidency have adopted against elements like ffk since 2015.

Ignore them so much so they begin to have doubts about their very own existence.

See them...

They call him the great jagaban....
A thief and king of thieves....

That's who the worship..and adore..while their asses are raise up and head slammed hard against mother Earth..

Tinubu... Oduduwa gift to afonjas...
The greatest of all great Yorubas...
The majji of Yoruba land ..

King of all obas.....

The only living dirty of the great Yoruba nation..
Yet only but a puppet slave to his northern Masters..

All hail the saviour of west...

The greatest son of the fallen.

Herdsmen:
Greatest Yoruba man ever to grace the face of the Earth..

His worshippers adore glorified him..bow at his boudillion shrine ..for pea nuts..

Emperor of Lagos..
King of the west..

May you live forever....

While the greatest iboe man dead or alive is a freaking purnstar with a peepee the size of date fruits.

They glorify him and lick his urine while genuflecting in total obeisance to his lordship.

What a great iboe legend thou art.

omenkaLives:
While the greatest iboe man dead or alive is a freaking purnstar with a peepee the size of date fruits.

They glorify him and lick his urine while genuflecting in total obeisance to his lordship.

What a great iboe legend thou art.

Sentimental trash...

Igbos are born Republicans...

We no dey worship humans....

Fact the world knows....

Next!

omenkaLives:
When Jagaben sneezes, Eastern Cameroonian Abobakus catch a fever.

Of course we know that story was manufactured, fed and propagated by the useless Aba Umuahia Expressway media and nothing else. Sad the great Jagaban had to dignify their utter stupidity with a response. Left to me, he should adopt the posture Buhari/Presidency have adopted against elements like ffk since 2015.

Ignore them so much so they begin to have doubts about their very own existence.

They shiver... I think we have found the 2023 presidential candidate already.

omenkaLives:
While the greatest iboe man dead or alive is a freaking purnstar with a peepee the size of date fruits.

They glorify him and lick his urine while genuflecting in total obeisance to his lordship.

What a great iboe legend thou art.

You are trying so hard.

You and your whatever shitthole ethnic you hail from are insignificant before the igbo people.

The gap is so wide that it is incomprehensible.

No wonder, you are trying to attach yourself to Yoruba bigots.

Even then, you no still reach.

funmijoyb:

Hausas are not tribalistic, religious bigots and they are not hateful like your tribe.

When the time comes is the same Hausa people that will endorsed a Yoruba candidate...last last above *yammerings* like the case of Obasanjo against Ekweme.

Don't commit suicide o...but when Femi Gbajabiamila is d speaker I will call you out. Imagine a 5% boosting and chestbeating. God already knows them from the beginning thats why he made them 5%

I cannot wait till when an Igbo Christian person will wanna contest for pwesident

You must be the greatest political novice of the century to believe a hardcore Islamist will vote for an ordained pastor as President

Herdsmen:


Sentimental trash...

Igbos are born Republicans...

We no dey worship humans....

Fact the world knows....

Next!

You don't worship humans but your folks cannot stop the mentioning of iconic Tinubu. Your people have bowed in defeat and worship his arses many times.

Herdsmen:


Tinubu no dey contest for president..he no fit ....he can't ..and he knows that..

He's rotten from inside out...to seat as president..except for his worshippers at boudillion shrine..no sane human will even give a thought.

He only want to be part of the next kingmakers when Buhari/APC is gone.. so as to retain the vassal states of the north as Emperor..

He's a political strategists...all this permutations by his ass raising head knacking afonjaic humans ..with thenation ..na to make noise ..that all.

I saw this thread below and he's among the top 3 Nigerian looters ever

https://www.nairaland.com/5144183/top-3-most-corrupt-nigerians

funmijoyb:

You don't worship humans but your folks cannot stop the mentioning of iconic Tinubu. Your people have bowed in defeat and worship his arses many times.

Tinubu iconic?

Happy Easter sir

Why do iboes go gaga at the mention of Jagaban? I'm beginning to think the name Tinubu is some afrodisiac of sorts to them.

Say Tinubu, and the next moment, you find the whole lot of them nursing blue balls

id911:



I saw this thread below and he's among the top 3 Nigerian looters ever


https://www.nairaland.com/5144183/top-3-most-corrupt-nigerians/3

The puppet joker...

King of thieves..

RTSC:

You are trying so hard.

You and your whatever shitthole ethnic you hail from are insignificant before the igbo people.

The gap is so wide that it is incomprehensible.

No wonder, you are trying to attach yourself to Yoruba bigots.

Even then, you no still reach.

I no reach yet ipod idiotas create dozens of threads dedicated to me every week.

The governors from your five land locked erosion ravaged villages no reach.

Herdsmen:

Tinubu iconic?

Happy Easter sir

Mention a politician from your region bigger than him

Herdsmen:


Sentimental trash...

Igbos are born Republicans...

We no dey worship humans....

Fact the world knows....

Next!

Kanu is not human, he's a god, that's why y'all worship him.

omenkaLives:
I no reach yet ipod idiotas create dozens of threads dedicated to me every week.

The governors from your five land locked erosion ravaged villages no reach.

The people creating threads for your hopeless self are as useless as you.

You that a 17 year old aba importer would use to mop the floor.

Insignificant lout.

..

Ok. Time will tell.

RTSC:

The people creating threads for your hopeless self are as useless as you.

You that a 17 year old aba importer would use to mop the floor.

Insignificant lout.

Have you heard that story about gorillas and chestbeating?

Google it. It's a fine read.

Bye.