The Movement of Progressive Youth of Nigeria, an All Progressives Congress support group for the presidential ambition of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has promised to collapse its structure to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition.
The South West Coordinator of the pro-Amaechi group, Muritala Audu, gave the promise to Tinubu on Saturday.
This was contained in a congratulatory message to Tinubu.
Audu, a chieftain of the APC, expressed confidence that Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, possessed huge experiences to win the 2023 presidential election for the party.
The Coordinator said: “I am confidently optimistic of Tinubu’s success in the 2023 general elections.
“I promise to collapse the support groups across the country in my care for the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2023 project so that the largest party in the African soil (APC) can continue to provide qualitative services to the people of Nigeria beyond 2023.
“I pledge my unbridled loyalty to Tinubu’s mandate as freely given to him by our great party, APC.”
He described the APC Special Convention held from June 6 to 8 in Abuja as “Tinubu’s convention” because of supports from major presidential aspirants that stepped down in his favour at the peak of the convention.
According to Audu, Tinubu’s tenacity and virile contributions over the years to the advancement of democracy in Nigeria stand him out among his contemporaries.
He said that this paved the way for Tinubu as proven by results of the presidential primaries.
Audu added: “Having emerged as our party’s presidential flag bearer, this is the time to rally round Asiwaju Tinubu, irrespective of our individual pre-convention preferences.
“Good enough, Asiwaju is a leader with stellar qualities that are marketable and acceptable to the Nigerian people, his intimidating experiences will be harnessed in building a prosperous Nigeria.”
Audu advised the APC national leadership to urgently inaugurate a post-primaries reconciliatory committee.
He said: “Going forward, this is the time to strengthen the APC unity in order to confront the oppositions.
“To achieve this, I urge President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and other national leaders of the party to ensure that the party’s unity remains intact.
“The committee should be charged with the responsibility of mending any crack and providing political compensations where possible.
“These and many more should be done so that our party can go out as a united front and return home with victory in 2023.”
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Tinubu defeated 13 other aspirants, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to clinch the APC ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu, one of the national leaders of the ruling party, polled 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who got 316 votes.
