The Lagos State chapter of the Action
Congress of Nigeria has refuted speculations that Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the
wife of the National Leader of the Party, Bola Tinubu, has been chosen to
succeed Governor Babatunde Fashola as Lagos governor.
The speculations, which have become a
subject for debate on the Internet, has it that Tinubu has decided to impose
his wife on the state, by ensuring that she emerges as the candidate of
the ACN in the 2015 governorship election.
But the Publicity Secretary of Lagos
ACN, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said that it was mere fabrication, saying the Senator was
not interested in governing the state.
“No, it’s not true. There is no
element of truth in that. It is a figment of the imagination of the people who
are propagating the idea. The woman is not interested in that. There’s nothing
like that. We see it as a rumour of the marketplace. It’s all noise and no
substance. She is satisfied with where she is in the Senate,” he said.
Igbokwe added that the party was
still searching for Fashola’s successor and was not in a hurry to choose anyone
for the position.
He said “We are still searching.
Ruling Lagos is not a tea party. The moment Fashola was elected for this second
term in office, the search started. To rule Lagos is more tedious than the
Federal Government in Abuja. It is not a job for the small boys or the weak.
It’s a job for somebody that is intelligent; somebody that is focused; somebody
that is widely travelled; a strong person with courage that can take the bull
by the horns and get things done. The job is tasking, it is not for
little-minded elements.
“The search is on, 2015 is still far
away. The problem we have in this country is that we don’t search for leaders.
We just pick anybody and give him an office that is higher than him. Such a
person will not do anything, he will just drag that office to his level and
that is why we are suffering.
“Leaders are searched for, especially
when it comes to the presidency of any country. Somebody with antecedent;
somebody with a track record of achievement; somebody that can put up something
and stand by it; that is the kind of person we are looking for.”
Though Tinubu had in June denied
having ambition to govern Lagos, the speculation has continued to spread
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Nonsense how can he impose an itsekiri woman on us we are waiting for him oloshi the gods will destroy the juju politics Tinubu is playing in south west Yeye de smell mtcheeeen !
ReplyDeleteThis Tinubu has turn himself to something else we shall revoult no more Baba say so God help us in lagos state , they have marginalise real lagosians all atowurinwa are place in strategic places
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