In Kano, Tinubu assures Muslim leaders of fair, just leadership to all Nigerians
...promises to tackle nation’s problems
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Muslim leaders in the country that he will offer fair and just leadership to all Nigerians if elected president.
Tinubu gave the assurance in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North West geopolitical zone in Kano on Tuesday.
The APC candidate urged the religious leaders to ensure that they preach unity and harmony among their followers rather than division and disunity, saying that is the only way the nation could experience development.
He said: “Religious leaders like you are agents of harmony and hope, not division and disunity. All well-meaning Nigerians, regardless of political affiliation, must join hands against violence, hunger, ignorance and bigotry.
“We all must live together. No one has the right to try to lord over the other. Allah stands against such injustice. And where Allah stands, all bad things must fall. Mean-spirited politicians – those thinking only of themselves or those who think they mean more than the nation itself - will go to great lengths to deceive or recruit eminent persons to unknowingly preach division and hatred.
“They cannot win with the truth. So, they will try to win with a lie. But a lie never wins in the end. Those they cannot beat with honesty, they seek to beat them with untruth and falsity. They want to turn servants of God into preachers of division and hateful sentiment.”
Speaking further, Tinubu told the Muslim leaders that he had demonstrated a sense of unity and oneness in all his campaigns and would continue to do so.
Tinubu pledged to conduct himself in public office on the values and ideals of fairness and justice, adding that he would always speak about facts and truths, policies and programs.
On expectations from him if elected president, he reminded the faith leaders of his record as Lagos State governor.
Tinubu said: “I promise to be a fair and just leader. This pledge is based on the Islamic teachings on leadership. A leader in a plural society is enjoined to be a leader for all. If elected, I shall govern in harmony with our nation’s democratic Constitution.
“More than that. I shall tackle this nation’s problems with a commitment to solving them. I say this not as a boast. I say it based on my record. As Lagos governor, I assembled perhaps the most diverse team by any state government. That team was based on competence, not tribal this or regional that. It was not based on the attire one wore or the accent one spoke with, but on the quality of one’s ideas and contributions to society.
“If given the chance by Almighty Allah, I will operate in the same spirit of inclusiveness and innovation in order to renew the hope of our people. My highest priorities shall be the protection of our land and prosperity of its people.”
He further dwelt on his plans for the economy, promising to make security, making the economy one of widely shared prosperity and agriculture the three pillars of his government.
"Regarding security, my policy is not an artificial created to sound good for this campaign. My security policy is based on dedicated study and long conversations with experts in this field. This is the same approach I used to tackle the bad security situation that faced me when I became governor of Lagos. I created programs and institutions to solve the real and dangerous challenges Lagos faced," he said.
“We shall increase security personnel and better equip them. Advanced air and ground surveillance technology will identify, track and attack the criminals until they are utterly defeated. As we fight terror and crime, we shall also attack poverty, hunger and the despair they cause, ” he added.
On the economy, he said: "My plan is to turn this economy into a more robust and broad economy where those who want work can find a good job. We will revive the manufacturing and textile sectors in Kano and elsewhere by reforming tax and import policies to create jobs for our people. These policies will also produce the goods and services that improve the daily lives of the average person.
“We all should find it unacceptable that Kano is no longer the manufacturing hub it once was. My policies will do more than revive it. It will expand it beyond what it once was to make it what it should be.
“As I said during the commissioning of the Kolmani oil wells, we will invest in that project and indeed all vital infrastructural projects such as the Mambilla Power Project, the AKK gas pipeline projects. We shall revive our inland waterways through the dredging of the River Niger and make sure we cut down on our steel import bill by making the Ajaokuta Steel Company work.”
He added, “Regarding agriculture, we will increase food security through enhanced productivity and improved farm incomes. Farming will be adequately returned to its prominent position. To strengthen our social fabric and guarantee the future, massive investment in education will ensure that we nourish and guide our youth toward better lives.”
The APC standard-bearer also promised to provide a lasting solution to the almajiri challenge by appointing a special commission to work towards that. This he said is expedient because “every child has the right to an education. It is a social wrong to see them roam the streets or drop out due to poverty."
Jigawa and Kano state governors Muhammad Badaru Abubakar and Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, respectively, described Asiwaju Tinubu as a visionary person who is trustworthy.
Badaru also stated that Tinubu is physically and mentally healthy, contrary to mischievous insinuations.
"People spread fake news about his health status. We that are with him know that he is very healthy. Aside bodily health, he has very high mental alertness," he said.
The Jigawa governor recounted how he joined Tinubu on a recent trip to London and Saudi Arabia where they had the stressful lesser hajj ritual and came back to Nigeria without having any rest.
He said Asiwaju "has deep respect for our people and we have found in him a dependable friend who will not shame us, by the grace of God".
Ganduje said religious leaders have a role to play in choosing political leadership in the light of their role as guardians of the society.
"As people who are after the wellbeing of the society, you have every reason to be interested in who leads the people to greater prosperity," he said.
He added that Tinubu had over the years demonstrated that he is a fair leader who is not driven by ethnic sentiments.
Some Muslim leaders who spoke at the occasion including Ustaz Aminu Aliyu Gusau, Sheikh Dr Khalid Aliyu Abubakar, Malam Tijani Imam Kano, among others declared support for Tinubu.
Tinubu Media Office, Tunde Rahman, 03 January, 2023.
. The Almighty North,please be nice in February by supporting BAT!
In Kano, Tinubu assures Muslim leaders of fair, just leadership to all Nigerians
...promises to tackle nation’s problems
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Muslim leaders in the country that he will offer fair and just leadership to all Nigerians if elected president.
Tinubu gave the assurance in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North West geopolitical zone in Kano on Tuesday.
The APC candidate urged the religious leaders to ensure that they preach unity and harmony among their followers rather than division and disunity, saying that is the only way the nation could experience development.
He said: “Religious leaders like you are agents of harmony and hope, not division and disunity. All well-meaning Nigerians, regardless of political affiliation, must join hands against violence, hunger, ignorance and bigotry.
“We all must live together. No one has the right to try to lord over the other. Allah stands against such injustice. And where Allah stands, all bad things must fall. Mean-spirited politicians – those thinking only of themselves or those who think they mean more than the nation itself - will go to great lengths to deceive or recruit eminent persons to unknowingly preach division and hatred.
“They cannot win with the truth. So, they will try to win with a lie. But a lie never wins in the end. Those they cannot beat with honesty, they seek to beat them with untruth and falsity. They want to turn servants of God into preachers of division and hateful sentiment.”
Speaking further, Tinubu told the Muslim leaders that he had demonstrated a sense of unity and oneness in all his campaigns and would continue to do so.
Tinubu pledged to conduct himself in public office on the values and ideals of fairness and justice, adding that he would always speak about facts and truths, policies and programs.
On expectations from him if elected president, he reminded the faith leaders of his record as Lagos State governor.
Tinubu said: “I promise to be a fair and just leader. This pledge is based on the Islamic teachings on leadership. A leader in a plural society is enjoined to be a leader for all. If elected, I shall govern in harmony with our nation’s democratic Constitution.
“More than that. I shall tackle this nation’s problems with a commitment to solving them. I say this not as a boast. I say it based on my record. As Lagos governor, I assembled perhaps the most diverse team by any state government. That team was based on competence, not tribal this or regional that. It was not based on the attire one wore or the accent one spoke with, but on the quality of one’s ideas and contributions to society.
“If given the chance by Almighty Allah, I will operate in the same spirit of inclusiveness and innovation in order to renew the hope of our people. My highest priorities shall be the protection of our land and prosperity of its people.”
He further dwelt on his plans for the economy, promising to make security, making the economy one of widely shared prosperity and agriculture the three pillars of his government.
"Regarding security, my policy is not an artificial created to sound good for this campaign. My security policy is based on dedicated study and long conversations with experts in this field. This is the same approach I used to tackle the bad security situation that faced me when I became governor of Lagos. I created programs and institutions to solve the real and dangerous challenges Lagos faced," he said.
“We shall increase security personnel and better equip them. Advanced air and ground surveillance technology will identify, track and attack the criminals until they are utterly defeated. As we fight terror and crime, we shall also attack poverty, hunger and the despair they cause, ” he added.
On the economy, he said: "My plan is to turn this economy into a more robust and broad economy where those who want work can find a good job. We will revive the manufacturing and textile sectors in Kano and elsewhere by reforming tax and import policies to create jobs for our people. These policies will also produce the goods and services that improve the daily lives of the average person.
“We all should find it unacceptable that Kano is no longer the manufacturing hub it once was. My policies will do more than revive it. It will expand it beyond what it once was to make it what it should be.
“As I said during the commissioning of the Kolmani oil wells, we will invest in that project and indeed all vital infrastructural projects such as the Mambilla Power Project, the AKK gas pipeline projects. We shall revive our inland waterways through the dredging of the River Niger and make sure we cut down on our steel import bill by making the Ajaokuta Steel Company work.”
He added, “Regarding agriculture, we will increase food security through enhanced productivity and improved farm incomes. Farming will be adequately returned to its prominent position. To strengthen our social fabric and guarantee the future, massive investment in education will ensure that we nourish and guide our youth toward better lives.”
The APC standard-bearer also promised to provide a lasting solution to the almajiri challenge by appointing a special commission to work towards that. This he said is expedient because “every child has the right to an education. It is a social wrong to see them roam the streets or drop out due to poverty."
Jigawa and Kano state governors Muhammad Badaru Abubakar and Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, respectively, described Asiwaju Tinubu as a visionary person who is trustworthy.
Badaru also stated that Tinubu is physically and mentally healthy, contrary to mischievous insinuations.
"People spread fake news about his health status. We that are with him know that he is very healthy. Aside bodily health, he has very high mental alertness," he said.
The Jigawa governor recounted how he joined Tinubu on a recent trip to London and Saudi Arabia where they had the stressful lesser hajj ritual and came back to Nigeria without having any rest.
He said Asiwaju "has deep respect for our people and we have found in him a dependable friend who will not shame us, by the grace of God".
Ganduje said religious leaders have a role to play in choosing political leadership in the light of their role as guardians of the society.
"As people who are after the wellbeing of the society, you have every reason to be interested in who leads the people to greater prosperity," he said.
He added that Tinubu had over the years demonstrated that he is a fair leader who is not driven by ethnic sentiments.
Some Muslim leaders who spoke at the occasion including Ustaz Aminu Aliyu Gusau, Sheikh Dr Khalid Aliyu Abubakar, Malam Tijani Imam Kano, among others declared support for Tinubu.
Tinubu Media Office, Tunde Rahman, 03 January, 2023.
. Our neighbours in Onitsha will not be happy now...sorry oooo!
Penguin2: Una don dey claim inexistent endorsement now abi?
Obasanjo, Edwin Clark and Ortom’s endorsement for Obi must have been so painful that Tinubu had to go shopping for imaginary endorsement even if it’s from wheelbarrow pushers
Both Obasanjo and Edwin Clerk are partiless and have followers. They have one vote cast.
ganisucks: After OBJ's endorsement of Obi, Baba Lagos sharpaly arranged this bogus endorsement. What is Northern Muslim leaders. Does anything like that really exist. As Shehu Sani said, go and shop for endorsement from Gowon, Abdusalami, IBB, GEJ; or even president of Brekete family will suffice.
Of what value is Obasanjo endorsement of Ginigory Obituary?
Has Obasanjo won any election before?
His elections have always been on do or die basis.
I expect zombedients to wail till eternity on this thread. This is the kind of endorsement Peter Obi needs. These guys have substantial influence on their immediate constituencies not Edwin Clark and Obasanjo that can't win their polling units in their states.
[quote author=PrinceOfLagos post=119672502] They don't truly love jagaban, they love his money and that's why they keep defecting to other parties after getting so much money from jagaban
The northerners see Tinubu as ATM machine that dispense money just by singing his "Fake" praises [ Kikiikiki. Your life would have been better if you have 1/10(one-tenth) of tinubu's brain.]
Both Obasanjo and Edwin Clerk are partiless and have followers. They have one vote cast.
You cannot claim to know Obasanjo more than me.
Obasanjo is pushed by his interest. He must have seen Obi to be mumu, someone he can influence. Nothing more my brother. His endorsement is not something one could take to the bank. Just watch how Tinubu would clear Obasanjo polling unit.
[quote author=VeryWickedSimp post=119672595]Name one. Bunch of Ganduje-fed nobodies.
Peter Obi's endorsements don shake baba agbado jigi jigi.[ you mean Endorsement from the slayer of ojukwu and biafra warriors. History cannot forget quickly.]
Who are the "strategic electorates"?[ the serving governors, senators, rep, chairmen and councilors of your party. The court is always form around these people and their courtiers will do their biddings.]
So in all your wisdom, you see this 'help' as a genuine reason to be President? Ask yourself this honest question, was the 'help' for the benefit of Nigerians or for selfish gains? I know u know the truth but you're profiting from status quo... So fire on
So BAT went to see Muslim Leaders in the North and no one is tagging it 'RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN' but when PO is involved, it becomes 'religious politics' and some of you here hailing BAT for this would be the 1st to cast stone at PO, Hypocrites!!!
He is avoiding embarrassment... How many people do you think will attend Obi's? campaign in any core northern state? He will end up talking to himself in some states.
So how does he or his urchins expect him to win the election when as it is, he won't get 5 percent in any of those core states?
His urchins are truly delusional because peter himself knows he is just playing around
If you ask Cardiologists, they will tell you how busy they will get at work for this endorsement alone, especially those doctors in the land of rising doubts.
Sonn: So BAT went to see Muslim Leaders in the North and no one is tagging it 'RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN' but when PO is involved, it becomes 'religious politics' and some of you here hailing BAT for this would be the 1st to cast stone at PO, Hypocrites!!!
Obi enter religion houses (Churches) Tinubu only met leaders at strategic location. I would love Obi to win, but it's not looking likely and I hate to spend time on queue voting for Mr second best
Obasanjo is pushed by his interest. He must have seen Obi to be mumu, someone he can influence. Nothing more my brother. His endorsement is not something one could take to the bank. Just watch how Tinubu would clear Obasanjo polling unit.
The point I was trying to made was they have no followers and they have just one vote to cast
Jagaban loves North and the North loves himTinubu helped Atiku under ACTinubu helped Nuhu Ribadu under ACN Tinubu helped Buhari under APC..Jagaban loves North and the North loves himTinubu helped Atiku under ACTinubu helped Nuhu Ribadu under ACN Tinubu helped Buhari under APC.....
