President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Abu Ibrahim
By Gabriel B Agbonika, Abuja
Senator Abu Ibrahim, a four time legislator from Katsina South in the red Chamber, has assured Nigerians that the incoming APC Federal Government under the watch of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will provide the much needed unity, peace and prosperity in the country.
Senator Ibrahim, who spoke to Journalists in Abuja yesterday, said “he believes strongly that God was behind the election of Bola Tinubu 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria”
He explained that prior to Presidential election several allegations and strident rumours of ill health were levelled against Asiwaju Tinubu right from his consultations with APC stake holders up to the party’s Primary election and the February 2023 Presidential election.
Yet, he survived all the challenges thrown at him and was overwhelmingly elected by majority of Nigerians to govern this country as from May 29th, 2023.
According to Ibrahim, “the issue of his rumoured ill health can be described as a normal lies by some politicians to run down their opponents in order to gain electoral advantage. However Tinubu’s ambition to contest the country’s highest office was deliberately and vehemently attacked by his opponents who tried all available methods to destroy his credibility, popularity and acceptability.”
He pointed out, “:but Asiwaju Tinubu is a very strong person as he was able to overcome all those challenges. As a matter of fact, there was no other Presidential candidate that went round the country like him purposely for stakeholder’s consultations. He equally presented himself for an open, competitive and transparent Party Primary Election which he won outrightly.
He also conducted a very rigorous two months political party campaigns througout the length and breath of Nigeria without any incident or negative evidence of his rumoured ill-health. I believe, therefore, that God will continue to protect and provide him the strong and good health to carry out his Presidential assignment successfully.”
Senator Abu Ibrahim, a long standing friend of Tinubu, expressed his gratitude to God for the peaceful conduct of 2023 Presidential and National Assembly as well as Governorship and States Assembly elections through out the country.
In his opinion, ” of course there were hitches here and there but that is normal during elections all over the world. The success stories of this year’s election has been largely due to the introduction of BVAS and other technological equipment that were deployed by INEC during the elections.This has largely contributed to the improvement in our electoral exercise where rigging has been reduced to the bearest minimum level.
He maintained, however, that in some States like Kano,, there were reported cases of electoral violence. “To me,people should start to understand that in every election, somebody would have to win while others would lose. But by loosing, it doesn’t necessarily mean you have been cheated. It means you have to work harder the next time.”
The Katsina born former Senator is hopeful that the new elected leaders should do their very best to work hard, to do justice and enforce probity and accountability in whatever they do while in office.
He adviced that from the first day they assume office, all the newly elected leaders should be reminded that they are coming back to face the same people again. That means they should work harder,, to be honest, dedicated to their duties and to do the right thing always.”
Senator Abu Ibrahim strongly believes that Nigeria is being handed over to Asiwaju BolaTinubu by God and the same God would continue to help the President elect, energize him with wisdom and good health to carry out the necessary Presidential assignmen for a united, peaceful and prosperous country.
