Femi Fani-Kayode, Former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has explained why he is supporting the presidential bid of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima.
He, therefore, called on Nigerians to join him in supporting the former Lagos State governor.
Fani-Kayode in a lengthy post on his verified Facebook page explained why it is expedient for Nigerians to support Tinubu.
The statement reads partly: “A few months before the APC Northern Governors took their stand, the Southern Governors had met in Asaba across party lines and they all agreed that power must shift to the South in 2023.
“This was a bold and audacious move which formed part of the basis and an additional reason and incentive for the Northern APC Governors to make their concession and take their noble stand a few months later.
“That is how Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged as the flag bearer of our party and the entire nation should reciprocate and reward their gesture by ensuring that he goes on to win the presidential election next year.
“We must stand with him, pray for him, fight for him, mobilize for him and ensure that he wins convincingly, and, once victorious, we must be prepared to defend his mandate with all we have got.
“There will be no repeat of June 12 under any circumstances and contrary to the disinformation being peddled around by our detractors there is no such plan or conspiracy in the offing by those in power today.
“We must also be ready to make difficult and uncomfortable sacrifices and live with the hard choices that the candidate has made, knowing that he made them in good faith, to win.”
