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Tinubu Speaks On Buhari Kicking Against His 2023 Presidential Ambition
Tinubu has spoken on Buhari kicking against his 2023 presidential ambition.
Newsone reports that the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has revealed why Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari didn’t kick against his 2023 presidential ambition.
This online news platform recalls that Tinubu had during his visit to Aso Villa, Nigeria’s Presidential Villa, on Monday, January 10, informed President Buhari of his intention to run for presidency in 2023.
Newsone Nigeria reports that Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, told State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari that the president did not ask him to discard his political ambition.
“The president is a democrat. He did not ask me to stop, he didn’t ask me not to attempt and pursue my ambition. It’s a lifelong ambition.
“You’re running a democratic dispensation and you must adopt the principles and values and virtues of democracy,” Tinubu said.
Tinubu also dismissed the calls in some quarters that he should remain a kingmaker instead of nurturing presidential ambition in 2023.