Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to honour all his campaign promises to Nigerians.
Tinubu spoke yesterday in Lagos at an endorsement rally organised by the Arewa Community ahead of next month’s presidential election.
The event, which took place at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan saw people from all the Northern states offer their support for the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Tinubu who they described as a detribalised Nigerian.
The APC standard bearer promised that under his leadership, Nigerians will live in peace regardless of ethnicity and religious differences.
“My respect for this country will continue to increase, and I will honour all my pledges that we all will live in harmony. We belong in each other’s hearts,” he noted.
The former Lagos State governor also assured that his government would be for all Nigerians, not favouring any religion or tribe.
He said a testament to this was when he, as Lagos State governor, appointed people into the state cabinet from other regions of the country.
“From the moment I enlisted in politics, I have always been nationalistic and detribalised in my approach. I do not operate on the basis of ethnicity, region or religion. I have friends and associates in all corners of this country.
“As governor of Lagos State, I constituted a cabinet, comprising competent people from all parts of Nigeria. We had the Yoruba, as we had the Igbo and Arewa. What was important to me was not your ethnicity or creed, it was your competence and the value you would bring to governance and people.
“To replicate this feat for the country is why I have offered myself for the presidency,” he said.
On his plans for the country most especially for the North, Tinubu promised to tackle the insecurity situation being experienced across the country, stating that the economy cannot thrive in an insecure environment.
Also, Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje said Nigeria is a country of diversity and noted that Asiwaju has demonstrated that he could utilise the country’s diversity for development and prosperity.
“He is a symbol of unity, a product of unity in diversity. He is the right person to be endorsed by Arewa and the best for the presidency,” he said.
The chairman of Arewa Community APC, Alhaji Saadu Yusuf Gulma Dandare, said Tinubu had done a lot for Lagos and Nigeria, adding that if the country has more of him in each geopolitical zone, it will be a better place and people will not be flocking to Lagos.
