One of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and aspirant of the APC presidential primaries, Sen. Bola Tinubu said that the party under President Muhammadu Buhari has governed the country with patriotic discipline and commitment in the past seven years.
Tinubu, a former two-term governor of Lagos State and a frontline APC 2023 presidential aspirant, said this at the party’s Special Convention and presidential primary election on Tuesday in Abuja.
Below is Tinubu’s full speech as delivered at the convention in Eagle Square, Abuja.
Full speech:
“There comes a time in a nation when the hopes of the people call forth a certain leader. This is such a moment.
“Let not the destiny of this land be stolen because we did not do what was meant for us to do at this critical moment. Remember, we formed this party not simply to wrest power from a wrong and failing PDP.
“We formed this party to give the people of this land the progressive good governance they deserve so that they may live as well and as peacefully as any people on the face of this earth.
“This corrective journey began with the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. At this convention, we must take the next step toward the proper and necessary direction.
“In 2015, the All Progressives Congress won the election to halt the drift in our nation’s governance, redirect our path, and make clear our national priorities.
“We dedicated this party to the guiding principle that government must be for the benefit of each and every Nigerian before it is for the benefit of any single one of us.
“No one is above legal rule or regulation. Likewise, no one is too low for justice and compassionate governance to cover or protect him.
“Within this context, the APC u