The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday promised that he and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, were more than ever ready to hit the ground running from day one if elected Nigeria’s President.

Tinubu made the solemn pledge at the State House Banquet Hall during the unveiling of his campaign policy document and the inauguration of APC Presidential Campaign Council by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

While describing himself as a veteran in nation-building, Tinubu restated that the country needed an “experienced torchbearer” to unlock the doors of security, prosperity and greatness.

According to him, his experience as Lagos State Governor where he transformed the state to one of the leading economies in Africa places him in the best position to help achieve this with his running mate.


He said, “This Plan is not only a roadmap to a prosperous future, it serves as notice to the Nigerian people that, if elected, Senator Shettima and I shall work tirelessly to reach that promised future from the first moment of the first day we enter office.

“The doors to security, prosperity and greatness are open to us. We must step through these portals, guided by a torchbearer with the experience and mettle to shoulder the task ahead. Nothing short of this will suffice.

“I seek to become the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because I know the way. My experience and past performance assure that. It will be through collective effort and national endeavour that we join hands, cross divides, and achieve our vision,” he said self-assuredly.

An excited Tinubu told the audience that his campaign roadmap was borne out of interactions with Nigerians whose needs and aspirations he shared in the course of travelling across the country.

This is even as he promised to consolidate on the gains of the president once they are elected into office.

“Based on the foundation established by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, we shall build a Nigeria where sufficient jobs with decent wages create a better life for all and a future of promise for our youth.

“We shall revive our manufacturing industries and place Nigeria back on the path of industrialisation and job creation as well as to generate, transmit and distribute sufficient, affordable electricity to give our people the necessary power to drive their businesses and brighten their homes. Power is key to unlocking the potential of our national economy.

“We also look forward to delivering food security and affordability by continuing to prioritise agriculture and assist farmers and other players in the agricultural value chain through enlightened policies that promote productivity and guarantee robust incomes.

“I ask you to join Senator Shettima and I on this journey. We have traversed every part of our nation, listening to the concerns and yearnings of Nigerians for a more prosperous and equitable society – better able to acknowledge and nurture the dreams of her people. We share the peoples’ desire for a peaceful Nigeria where we all coexist in fairness, prosperity and with balanced representation in positions of authority,” he said.

He said he and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, were more than ever ready to hit the ground running from day one if elected Nigeria’s President.

“It is, therefore, fitting that we are unveiling the Tinubu/Shettima Action Plan for a better Nigeria today. This plan is not only a roadmap to a prosperous future, it serves as notice to the Nigerian people that if elected, Senator Shettima and I shall will work tirelessly to reach that promised future from the first moment of the first day we enter office.

“The doors to security, prosperity and greatness are open to us. We must step through these portals, guided by a torchbearer with the experience and mettle to shoulder the task ahead. Nothing short of this will suffice.

The APC presidential flag bearer said his campaign roadmap was borne out of interactions with Nigerians across the country who shared their needs and aspirations with him and Senator Shettima in the course of their travelling round the country.

“After visiting and meeting our compatriots; young and old, poor and rich, educated and uneducated, Christian and Muslim; we recognize that no Nigerian wants empty answers to hard questions at this hour.

“The country does not need fancy promises or foreign experiments. Nigerians seek sustained progress and reform through stable governance and proven leadership.

“We need true and innovative solutions that address the specific challenges of each of our 36 states and our over 200 million people. We need our own Miracle on the Niger River,” he added. This, he said, his administration would achieve by building on the foundation laid by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration

He added, “Based on our unshakable faith in our people and standing on the foundation established by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, we shall build a Nigeria where sufficient jobs with decent wages create a better life for all and a future of promise for our youth, revive our manufacturing industries and place Nigeria back on the path of industrialisation and job creation

Meanwhile, President Buhari has said that the APC-led Federal Government has ”managed to make Nigeria stable,” laying a solid foundation for progressive growth despite socio-economic challenges facing the country.

The president, while inaugurating the PCC as well as unveiling the Action Plan of the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, pledged to be at the forefront of electing the former Lagos State governor as his successor. He affirmed that electing Tinubu would consolidate the achievements of his administration as the presidential candidate has the capacity, visionary leadership and track record to do more.

”It will be disastrous to allow a situation that will lead to the reversal of the progress our country has made. Let me add that I joyfully accept the position of the Chairman of the campaign council we are unveiling today.

“Our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is too well known for his capacity and can-do spirit.He stands tall in his track records as a democrat, a champion of the rule of law, a man at home in every part of our country, and a truly visionary leader. All you need to do is think of Lagos in 1999 and 2022!

”I, therefore, want to assure all party members and supporters of our government that I will be at the forefront of this campaign.

”This election is even more important than the election of 2015 that brought us into power. The cost of losing the gains our country has made is much more than the need to stop the haemorrhage that led to our coming together nearly nine years ago.

”I want to charge every member to put in all their efforts during the next four and half months of campaign to ensure we record a resounding victory in all our elections nationwide. The future of this country is safer in our hands,” he said.

Now let's puncture the lies:

-1). "While describing himself as a veteran in nation-building,..."

Tinubu have only succeeded raising fellow criminals that help build up his criminal enterprise. He foisted the crass incompetent Buhari twice just for his self inordinate ambition.

-2). "According to him, his experience as Lagos State Governor where he transformed the state to one of the leading economies in Africa places him in the best position to help achieve this with his running mate.

Yes! Tinubu raise Lagos IGR but also left the state I humongous debts @ the end of his tenure. "Nigeria: Fashola to Inherit N100bn Debt From Tinubu" https://allafrica.com/stories/200705170274.html

-3). “Based on the foundation established by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari..."

Buhari have no established foundation but wreckage of the Nigerian state under the APC. Even his wife was apologising for this.

......The last 7 years of Buhari and APC stepped up the nations gloom and doom to the extent that for the first time since the end of the civil war in 1970, our resilience is being tested to a breaking point.

The daily harvest of needless death in the hands of terrorists of all shades, our national economic collapse leading to untold hardship, the oppressive extravagance of the ruling class, the hopelessness in our broken health, and educational infrastructure and many more are palpable testaments to our recent history presided over by President Buhari and his cronies...."
https://www.opinionnigeria.com/obi-ism-the-silent-revolution-by-lamptay-oriakhi/

-4). “It is, therefore, fitting that we are unveiling the Tinubu/Shettima Action Plan for a better Nigeria today. This plan is not only a roadmap to a prosperous future, it serves as notice to the Nigerian people that if elected

The APC which Tinubu is part of insulted the sensibility of sane Nigerians by not only fulfilling its 2015 campaign promises but shamelessly denied them.
FACT-CHECK: Buhari, APC lied in disowning campaign document, “My Covenant With Nigerians”
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/investigationspecial-reports/189368-fact-check-buhari-apc-lied-in-disowning-campaign-document-my-covenant-with-nigerians.html

Realist12:
Best man for the job

Zonefree:

I'll advice you have your brain examined, sir.

Moh247:




Renewed Hope 23

I strongly believe in Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Jagaban of borgu


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Willy7:
Hope dashed by who? Or succinctly put, what happened to the hope Nigerians had on APC in 2015?

Moh247:


" Renewed " , "Renewed"

Willy7:
its barely 7yrs,why renewing? Isn't it supposed to be greater hope or sustained hope? Why renew? Isn't that making mockery of the plight of Nigerians? Does Nigerians need renewed hope from her captors or from a deliverer?

Moh247:



You have to constantly improve and renew your policy in a dynamic world and a growing economy like Nigeria

Instead of antagonism , try and read the document and objectively criticize whatever you don't understand

Willy7:
but the APC govt is on sit and the country is not getting any better, why don't they start implementing some of it at least to show Nigerians that they are serious about its welfare.

Villa12:
This man should be studied in our tertiary institutions


Indeed what you don't have you dont have it truly

Moh247:


Political parties are like vessels used in getting political power

Tinubu and his crew are not in Government, the CPC cabal are currently in power ..

When Tinubu's ACN bloc takes over in 2023 insha Allah, you shall witness greatness and good governance

Willy7:
you people should continue deceiving yourselves, sane Nigerians now know better. Tinubu brought out a manifesto hurriedly put together by a 40 man committee and you think it will be implemented? Where are the manifestos of 2015? Where are the student loans? Tinubu doesn't have anything to offer,he never had. Agbero and hooliganism will not be institutionalised in this Nation. People like Mc Oluomo shouldn't be richer and acknowledged than our professors and doctors. What about Tinubu should be taught in our tertiary institutions? We say No to day light deception and manipulation. Your Lagos Ibadan expressway media hype won't work this time. We know better.

Villa12:
Tinubu will teach una what politics entails don't worry

I only pity Atiku in all these due to his several attempts to win the presidency

Willy7:
uDecieve yourself. Tinubu said he will continue where Buhari stopped, and we already know where Buhari has brought us. We don't like the road, how much more someone promising to continue in the same road. If Tinubu wants Nigerians to take him seriously, let him come out and apologise to Nigerians for fostering a failure like Buhari on the country and let him also condemn their failures and disappointment. Then we know he is ready, until then, Tinubu is Buhari pro max. Take it or leave it.

Willy7:
lie. Tinubu is banking on imaginary block votes of Buhari and snatching of ballot boxes and emptying of Lagos treasury, but Nigerians are waiting. Hungry and angry Nigerians whose hope was dashed and trust betrayed by the demonic party called APC. It won't be business as usual. Tinubu will see fire. APC will be humbled by force.