Former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ second term bid. He stated that in the interest of the country it’s fair to observe political rotation with Tinubu in power.
Amosun said this at his 68th birthday event at the Ake Palace Pavilion in Abeokuta, while addressing members and leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking further, Amosun described himself as one of the founding leaders of the All Progressive Congress APC. He added that this is the reason he can’t destroy the party, he is supporting Tinubu.
His words,
“In the interest of Nigeria, we must observe rotation. If the North takes the presidency this time, the South will have to take it the next time.
“The last president from the North was President Muhammadu Buhari. He did how many years? Eight years.
“Now, it is the turn of us in the South. And we have President Tinubu in the saddle, President Tinubu representing all of us in Nigeria primarily, but he is from the South-West zone.
“And he is representing all of us in the South. So, indeed, it is a no-brainer for anybody that loves Nigeria to agree that whatever we are doing, we should respect that rotational arrangement and that rotational agreement”.
“In any case, in this Ogun State, how can they talk about APC without talking about Amosun and all of us? This is with all due respect to leaders and our elders.
“I think probably the only person that you will say, oh, in this Ogun State, when we were forming APC, I will say, oh, is in the forefront, is Chief Osoba.
“When you take Chief Osoba, who will you take next? It’s me. It’s us. And that is why you do not destroy what you build. So for us, this is who we are, and this is where we are.