Hon Gbolahan Yishawu, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has stated that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is ready to nominate Bola Tinubu, the party’s national leader, as its presidential candidate in 2023.
The outcome of Saturday’s State congress, according to Yishawu, demonstrated that they were ready to make Tinubu the APC’s flag bearer.
The legislator, who represents Eti-Osa II, made the statement shortly after the congress, which took place at Lagos State’s Mobolaji Johnson Arena Stadium.
The success of the Congress, according to Yishawu, demonstrated that internal democracy was here to stay.
He praised party members for maintaining peace and order at the congress’s conclusion.
He said: “It is a demonstration of internal democracy as you can see here everything is peaceful, very orderly, and the rules and regulations of the party is being played according to the constitution of the party and we are upholding all democratic and pragmatic Stakeholders of today, internal democracy is working in the All Progressive Congress party.
“For us in Lagos State, the Congress shows that we are one and united and we can galvanize ourselves and by God’s grace, our wishe is to have our leader Aisiwaju bola Tinubu of our presidential candidate of the party come 2023.”
Tinubu is rumored to be eyeing the presidency in 2023.
Posters have been seen in several states, and a campaign office has been established in Abuja.
Despite the outpouring of support from his followers, the former governor of Lagos State has stayed mum about his presidential ambitions.
