The 2023 elections are drawing closer and closer by the day.
The presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured Nigerians he will “be a fair and just leader”, also urged that people should not listen to lies being spread around in the media, saying he wants the 2023 elections to be “based on facts and truth”.
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| Ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, waves the APC flag during the official flag off of his presidential campaign in Jos, Plateau State. Photo: @OfficialABAT |
Tinubu gave the assurances while speaking at a Town Hall meeting with Muslim Leaders from South-West in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State.
The former Governor of Lagos State, further assured that, “if elected, I shall govern in an honest and democratic manner”.
The APC presidential candidate who described the 2023 elections as “Nigeria’s momentous encounter with destiny”, pleaded with the Muslim Leaders to enlighten their followers on the essence of exercising their rights and ensuring to vote tested candidates only, with a beautiful track record of public service excellence.
He also urged them to not fall for “lies and gimmicks of those that have nothing to offer”.
Speaking in his local language, Yoruba, Tinubu said: “This election season has been a hybrid of facts and falsehood, truth and lies. I would like the election to be one based on facts and truth.
“What is a candidate’s record of performance and what are his policies? I ask you to urge your followers to come out and vote and to do so wisely. Vote for a candidate that has a vision for a peaceful, prosperous Nigeria where tolerance and compassion undergird our constitutional and legal rights.”
He further said, he would be “a fair and just leader.
“My pledge for fairness and justice is consistent with the tenets of the Islamic faith.
“A leader in a plural society like ours is enjoined to be a leader of all. If elected, I shall govern in an honest and democratic manner in harmony with our nation’s constitution.
“Regarding the economy, we seek to repair the very structure of the economy. We can no longer flourish as an economy based on natural resource extraction.
“We must become a dynamic, diversified economy where those who want to work can find a good job.
“We must revive manufacturing and industrial growth so as to create jobs as well as produce the goods and services that improve the daily lives of the average person.
“In the end, may no Nigerian parent send a child to bed hungry, despairing about what tomorrow might bring. Instead, let all of our children, regarding of their faith or creed, be able to lay their head down believing in a better tomorrow of hope renewed.”
