The Movement of Progressive Youth of Nigeria, an APC support group for Presidential ambition of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has promised to collapse its structure to support APC Presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu.
The South West Coordinator of the Pro-Amaechi Group, Mr Muritala Audu, gave the promise in a congratulatory message to Tinubu, a national leader of APC, on Saturday in Lagos State.
Audu, a chieftain of APC, expressed confidence that Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, possessed huge experiences to win victory for the party in 2023 general elections.
The coordinator said: “I am confidently expressing optimism of Tinubu’s success in 2023 general elections.
“I promised to collapse the APC youth support groups across the country in my care for the ABAT 2023 project so that the largest party in the African soil (APC) can continue to provide qualitative services to the people of Nigeria beyond 2023.
“I pledge my unbridled loyalty to your mandate as freely given to you by our great party, APC, and I congratulate you in advance as the next President Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
He described the APC Special Convention held between June 6 and June 8 in Abuja as “Tinubu’s convention” because of supports from major presidential aspirants that stepped down in Tinubu’s favour at the peak of the convention.
According to him, Tinubu’s tenacity and virile contributions over the years to the advancement of democracy in Nigeria stand him out among his contemporaries.
He said that this paved way for Tinubu as being proven by the results of the presidential primaries.
Audu added: “Having emerged as our party’s standard bearer, this is the time to rally round Asiwaju Tinubu irrespective of our individual pre-convention preferences.
“Good enough, Asiwaju is a leader with stellar qualities that is ‘maketable’ and acceptable to the Nigerian people, his intimidating experiences will be harnessed in building a prosperous Nigeria,” he said.
Audu, however advised party’s national leadership to urgently inaugurate post- primaries reconciliatory committee.
“Going forward, this is the time for the party, APC, to be united in order to confront the oppositions.
“To achieve this, I admonish President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, the APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu and other national leaders of APC to quickly swing into action and set up a reconciliation committee
“This committee should be charged with the responsibility of healing the injured, amend the cracks and provide political compensations where possible.
“These and many more should be done so that our party can go out as a united front and return home with victory in 2023,” he said.
The 108Scoop.com recalls that Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, defeated 13 other aspirants, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to clinch the party’s ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu, one of the national leaders of the ruling party, polled 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi who got 316 votes.
