North-West APC Praises Tinubu on Appearance at Chatham House

The All Progressives Congress’ North-West Presidential Campaign Council has praised Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard bearer, for his appearance at Chatham House in London, noting that he showed a deep understanding of the nation’s problems.

This was contained in a statement issued Thursday morning by the PCC spokesperson, Muhammad Molash, and the council commended Tinubu on his successful outing in London.

On Monday, the APC candidate made clear how, if elected president, he will restore the country’s security, economy, and foreign policy. He spoke in his address titled “Nigeria’s 2023 elections: Security, economic and foreign policy imperatives.”

The statement read, “Chatham house has been a source of independent analysis, trusted dialogue and influential ideas for over 100 years. Therefore, it is the right place for Asiwaju to demonstrate his teamwork acumen, both in politics and governance.

“We also noted the cognitive capacity and knowledge of issues affecting our beloved country, displayed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his presentation at the session. He is the most prepared presidential candidate in Nigeria. Indeed, the secret behind Asiwaju’s success can be found in his ability to assemble a good team and assign them a task that must be accomplished!

“The response of Femi Gbajamiamila on policy was impressive, just as the dissection of security issues by Gov El-Rufai was equally superlative. Other team members like Dele Alake and Dr Betta Edu displayed high-level professional skills.

“The London outing is a good preview to what Nigerians should expect from Tinubu’s presidency come 2023, God’s willing. It was indeed an opportunity for him to showcase his leadership skills to the international community, his vision for Nigeria, his enviable track records and his ability to identify talents and delegate responsibilities to them.”

The Presidential candidate was accompanied to the lecture by House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila; Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abubakar Bello (Niger), Ben Ayade (Cross Rivers), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), David Umahi (Ebonyi) as well as former governor of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and ex-National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole.

Others were former deputy governor of Lagos, Chief Femi Pedro; former Lagos Commissioner for Information, Deji Alake; PCC Finance director, Olawale Edun; Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, former deputy governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Adesegun, Hadiza Bala-Usman and popular Lagos chieftain, Alhaji Mutiu Are.

Meanwhile, Tinubu had come under heavy criticism for turning down his invitation to Arise TV town hall meeting for a trip to London to honour his engagement at Chatham House.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has also blasted the APC presidential candidate for questioning the validity of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Results Viewing Portal that will be used in the 2023 election.

The commission was shocked that the APC candidate would cast doubt on the reliability of the technology that had been employed in many elections, including the off-season governorship elections in the states of Ekiti, Osun, and Anambra.

Speaking at Chatham House, Tinubu said, “We are still building confidence in our democratic and voting system. INEC is yet to assure us (that) during this election that electronic transmission, the technology being used for accreditation and the total vote count, is reliable, dependable and assuring in our democratic process before we introduce a complicated element of ballot counting.”