By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
Presidential candidate for All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday held a marathon meeting with the Party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, on how to reconcile the grievances arising from the composition of Tinubu-Shettima 2023 Campaign Council.
This was disclosed by the Presidential candidate of APC during a peace meeting between the party National Working Committee (NWC) and members of the TInubu camp, which was held at the National Secretariat of the party.
Speaking at the meeting, Tinubu dismissed the claims that he and Adamu are fighting over the composition of the APC Campaign Council, saying that both of them have come a long way since their days as Governors of both Nasarawa and Lagos States.
On this note, he expressed confidence that Adamu will work for his victory in the 2023 general election, saying “The big masquerade dances not in the cage, but in the market square. And that is what Adamu used to be; full of wisdom.
“We were governors together, before God put us together on this project again. He is going to deliver as the Chairman of the party for me to become the president of Nigeria. And I am very confident of that”, he said.
Responding on the issue of alleged rift between him and the APC NWC, Tinubu said “They can say whatever they want to say, throw all the jabs that they want, we are a party strongly determined to fulfil our dreams of turning Nigeria to a very progressive, highly developed, prosperous country.
“What we came here to do today is to discuss the campaign, which is a few days away. When INEC lifts the ban, how do we work out the details, work together, implement all we have been saying, who are the members of the campaign council, who will not be members.
“And I beg you not to be angry if you are left out because we are going to give you another responsibility. Not every member here can be a member of the presidential campaign council. On behalf of myself, the team of the presidential campaign council, let me commend the DG and Secretaryof the campaign that have worked very hard to bring this report about the organisation structure. If they (report) need panel beating, you do so. It is not a red card that we brought. We are going to bring brighter hope and confidence to the country.”
He also admitted that democracy is “a challenging, very hard and difficult system to manage”, but vowed that APC is determined to ensure that it democratised Nigeria fully and remained a beckon of democracy as the largest nation of black race in the world.
Also speaking, the National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu said “There was a gap in time before this meeting due to tradition and practice. We had a brief meeting before we came to the mines field.
“We had some briefs from the presidential candidate. These briefs are very useful and important. I wish to welcome him and members of his entourage.”
