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ABEOKUTA – The supporters of the APC’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 launched the Ogun State chapter of the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (SWAGA 2023) in Abeokuta, the State capital.
The SWAGA members who showed ardency in their support for the former governor of Lagos State encouraged westerners to embrace Tinubu’s aspiration for the 2023 Presidential race.
The Keynotes Speaker, Prof. Yemi Oke disclosed that the choice of Asiwaju was as a result of his immense contributions to the development of the South-West and the nation in general.
He said the group had considered other people in the party, but none was found as competent as Tinubu.
The UNILAG professors who recounted Tinubu’s achievements as the former governor of Lagos State affirmed that there was no other Yoruba leader who could beat Asiwaju’s achievements in the South-West zone, hence, he was considered to run the race come 2023.
Prof. Oke challenged other political leaders in the South-West to contend Asiwaju’s aspiration, saying, “Such a person must tell us the impact he has made in Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole.
He said, “Nobody is talking about anybody in the party. Yorubas have come together for one purpose and our message is loud and clear, the next dispensation, we are clamoring for the emergence of a Yoruba man as the next president of this country.
“We have searched through all major Yoruba politicians, all are qualified, no doubt, but the best of them is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that is what has brought us together. In unison, we are saying, Asiwaju should come out and run because of the support he gave them in all the states.”
He added, “In the evolution of political engagement in Nigeria, Yoruba played very critical role and we can reflect the tremendous contribution of Tinubu which nobody will doubt. Most governors in the country emerged through the help of Tinubu. We believe strongly in the unity of this country without losing the Yoruba agenda.”
The National Chairman of the group Senator Dayo Adeyeye said the objective of the group was to ensure the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the country’s next president.
He boasted that Asiwaju emergence would result in total transformation of the nation, adding that no other person could contend the candidature of Asiwaju.
