Ayodele Olalere
Sen. Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that Nigeria might witness a Christian/ Christian ticket in the future following the present Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket of Tinubu and Shettima which the party is campaigning on for the 2023 election.
Tinubu spoke on Wednesday during the APC South West Women presidential rally held at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
She told the teeming women supporters that when her husband was the governor of Lagos State 23 years ago, she supported him as the first lady, adding since he left the office in 2007, she has been working for the good of the state having served as senator three times.
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“As regard Muslim/Muslim ticket, this one will set the tone for the future. Sometime in future we will have a Christian/Christian ticket. What God has done is marvelous in our land,” she said.
In her speech, the first lady of Lagos, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu said Nigeria needs somebody of political sagacity as Tinubu to manage the affairs of the nation in 2023, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has laid the right foundation for progressive governance.
She described the President as responsive and progressive, and has shown total commitment to the needs of the people, especially women and children.
Mrs. Sanwo-Olu urged the women to ‘ use the 2023 elections to vote for APC across all levels for consolidation and continuity of the remarkable work and achievement of the present administration.’
“It is crystal clear that the continuity of the APC government is the sure way to greater progress,” she said.
She further said Nigeria needs the financial expertise, intellectual acumen, progressive capacity, and political sagacity of Tinubu to manage the affairs of the country, adding he has a track record of outstanding performance.
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She assured Nigerian women that the Tinubu/Shettima Presidency would guarantee gender justice, fairness, and equitable participation of women in governance and the political process.
” It is a ticket that will close gender gaps and address the many challenges women still confront in public and private,” Mrs. Sanwo-Olu said.
The APC National Women Leader, Dr Beta Edu said the women will deliver 40 million votes for Tinubu and charged them to get ready their PVCs, promising that Tinubu would empower women and provide jobs for the youths.
A representative of Youths Ambassadors, Comfort Olabare said Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu’ s initiative on leadership training had impacted greatly on the youth.
She also urged women to vote for Tinubu and the governor, noting their emergence would address unemployment and poverty in the land.