Former Governor of Lagos State and Presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu has visited Minna, the Niger State capital.
Addressing journalists after a closed door meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2021 Tinubu said he met with former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida who prayed for success for his presidential aspiration.
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The APC chieftain and former Lagos State Governor said his mission to the North-Central state was part of his consultations to brighten his chances of succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure will expire next year.
According to him, consultations were still ongoing and he wouldn’t stop seeking extensive consultations before the 2023 general elections.
“Generally, I came to Niger State to commiserate with the Governor and the people of Niger State. I can’t stop by without paying a courtesy call to the enigma General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Retired.
“So, he gave me his prayers. You want to know the outcome of the consultation? We are running a democracy, I took my decision voluntarily and I am running for the Presidency of the country, we are running a democracy,” he said while talking to journalists after about one hour meeting with IBB.
Tinubu who got the tacit support of Niger State Governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello when he visited him earlier to show empathy over the incessant bandits attacks in the State, noted that there was no way he will be in Niger State without consulting with General Babangida.
He also said his visit to the former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida was to get his blessings to actualize his presidential aspiration.
“When I made the declaration, I told you that I am still consulting and I will consult as widely as possible,” he added.
Meanwhile when he visited the governor of Niger State Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu donated N50 million to victims of banditry attacks in the state through the state government.
He urged Nigerians not to see the ongoing security challenges in the country as a hopeless situation, noting that, with self-belief and prayers the situation can be remedied.
“We share in your grief, am here for the people of Niger State, hearing and reading of disasters, banditry and cattle rustling every day, just like what happened on Wednesday again,” he said.
In his response, the Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello said Nigerians are looking forward to seeing the national leader of APC lay foundation for Nigeria as he did in Lagos State.
He posited thus “ Lagos is a country within a country and we saw the foundation you laid there; we are looking forward to seeing you replicate it for Nigeria.”
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello appreciated the former Lagos State governor for empathising with the state government and people over the incessant banditry attacks.
He lamented that nowhere is safe in the country and recounted how some villagers in Mashegu were murdered in cold blood by bandits while observing their early morning prayers in the mosque.
“Where are we safe, in a place of worship, people can be killed, we are not dealing with human being, but people whose heart has been cemented for evil, no amount of talking or dialogue can change them,” he added.
He asserted that time has come for the country to change its approach to the ongoing war against banditry and terrorism from conventional warfare to a technologically driven warfare.
Former Governor of Lagos State and Presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu has visited Minna, the Niger State capital.
Addressing journalists after a closed door meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2021 Tinubu said he met with former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida who prayed for success for his presidential aspiration.
The APC chieftain and former Lagos State Governor said his mission to the North-Central state was part of his consultations to brighten his chances of succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure will expire next year.
According to him, consultations were still ongoing and he wouldn’t stop seeking extensive consultations before the 2023 general elections.
“Generally, I came to Niger State to commiserate with the Governor and the people of Niger State. I can’t stop by without paying a courtesy call to the enigma General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Retired.
“So, he gave me his prayers. You want to know the outcome of the consultation? We are running a democracy, I took my decision voluntarily and I am running for the Presidency of the country, we are running a democracy,” he said while talking to journalists after about one hour meeting with IBB.
Tinubu who got the tacit support of Niger State Governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello when he visited him earlier to show empathy over the incessant bandits attacks in the State, noted that there was no way he will be in Niger State without consulting with General Babangida.
He also said his visit to the former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida was to get his blessings to actualize his presidential aspiration.
“When I made the declaration, I told you that I am still consulting and I will consult as widely as possible,” he added.
Meanwhile when he visited the governor of Niger State Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu donated N50 million to victims of banditry attacks in the state through the state government.
He urged Nigerians not to see the ongoing security challenges in the country as a hopeless situation, noting that, with self-belief and prayers the situation can be remedied.
“We share in your grief, am here for the people of Niger State, hearing and reading of disasters, banditry and cattle rustling every day, just like what happened on Wednesday again,” he said.
In his response, the Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello said Nigerians are looking forward to seeing the national leader of APC lay foundation for Nigeria as he did in Lagos State.
He posited thus “ Lagos is a country within a country and we saw the foundation you laid there; we are looking forward to seeing you replicate it for Nigeria.”
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello appreciated the former Lagos State governor for empathising with the state government and people over the incessant banditry attacks.
He lamented that nowhere is safe in the country and recounted how some villagers in Mashegu were murdered in cold blood by bandits while observing their early morning prayers in the mosque.
“Where are we safe, in a place of worship, people can be killed, we are not dealing with human being, but people whose heart has been cemented for evil, no amount of talking or dialogue can change them,” he added.
He asserted that time has come for the country to change its approach to the ongoing war against banditry and terrorism from conventional warfare to a technologically driven warfare.
