Tinubu towers heads and shoulders above all presidential candidates – Arewa group

By Christiana Ekpa

Arewa New Agenda (ANA) has said the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu towers heads and shoulders above all other presidential candidates in other political parties, given his remarkable accomplishment as both Lagos governor and political mentor.
Speaking in Abuja during a media parley to discuss issues around the 2023 presidential election, National Convener of Arewa New Agenda, Senator Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi, challenged other contestants in the election to show what they have done rather than telling what they will do if elected into office.
He said with regards to infrastructural development, on assumption of office, Tinubu took on the gory sight of Lagos environment occasion by pollution from different sectors, by setting up the 40-year development plan which has been followed diligently over the years culminating in the on-going transformation of Lagos.
According to him, “He set up the mechanism for revenue generation that has moved Lagos from a 600 million Naira economy to over 50 billion and counting. He engineered the Inner-city metro line project that is currently moving commuters within the metropolis.
“He frontally set to combat the situation by creating The Ministry of physical planning to combat flooding and coordinate waste management disposal. He floated the free medical policy for children below 18 and adults over 65 years with heavily subsidized drugs for others”.
Speaking further, the ANA Convener said Tinubu’s administration provided the Lekki corridor as a fast-growing real estate, making it one of the wonders of urban renewal that has become a model in Nigeria by producing 500 units of houses yearly.
“Under him, as Governor of Lagos State he pioneered the development of modern water transportation and BRT. The independent power project was a trail blazing endeavor that contributed 270 megawatts into the national grid.
Speaking against other aspirants whom he accused of swinging from one party to the other, MoAllahyidi said his opponents swing with the tide; drifting as the current takes them. “If it is rosy today in one party you find them there, as soon as it becomes hot, they leave and nest in the next area of comfort”, he said.
He said though ANA is an apolitical association, it chose to support the APC candidate because of its conviction that Tinubu is on record as a person who sees service as a call to duty, by delegating to and trusting persons around him with responsibilities that enables them grow, strengthen internal capacities to become assets to the nation.