*Adds: Nothing will stop me
National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has vowed to do everything possible, including “fighting dirty,” to achieve his ambition of becoming president in 2023.
Tinubu, who made the vow in Ibadan, Oyo State, during separate consultations with the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, and the Olubadan-elect, Chief Lekan Balogun, said he would do everything within his powers to fight against plans to halt his presidential ambition.
The former governor of Lagos State also admonished the youth to wait their turn to become president after him.
Speaking at the Olubadan-elect’s palace, the APC National Leader insisted that no amount of intimidation would stop him from fulfilling his life-long ambition of becoming president of Nigeria
“No amount of intimidation can stop me. I am ready to get dirty. I am out to become President of Nigeria. We are at the crossroads,” Tinubu said.
At the palace of the Alaafin, Tinubu also reiterated his determination to fulfill his dreams of becoming president, and enjoined the youth not to run the elders out of turn, and to wait their turn to be president when they also grow old.
He challenged youths who are passionate about the Nigeria’s presidency, noting that he will be president before them.
“I learnt that you want to become president. Do you want to send us out of the country. I will become president before you. You also will grow old”.
“I am here to inform our fathers of my decision to run for the position of the President of this country in 2023.
“What I need from our highly reverred traditional rulers are their prayers and cooperation.
“I cannot embark on a project of such magnitude without seeking for prayers and cooperation of the traditional rulers.
“Today, by the special grace of God, in Yorubaland unlike before, we have the Vice-President, the Minister of Works, Interior and Sports but we still need more.”
In his response, the Olubadan-elect described Tinubu as Nigeria’s leading lights capable of leading the country to greater heights.
“We have known you and we know your antecedent. We know your antecedents as a progressive. You laid the foundation of today’s Lagos. You are the leading light of Nigeria. You contributed to making Nigeria what it is today.
“Without Yoruba, Nigeria will not be what it is today. Nigeria is badly divided. We are looking forward to a Yoruba president who will unite this country.
“We need a leader that will have a national focus and national acceptability. The road may be rough but by His grace, you will triumph,” he said.