National Leader of the All Progressives (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has advised former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida to join the retirees’ club and let those saddled with running the affairs of the country do their job.
Tinubu stated this while reacting to separate statements by the two leaders asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to contest for a second term in 2019.
This was after he met Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja along with former Interim Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande.
Reacting to the statements, Tinubu said, “I don’ t address those shadows. We should let our former Presidents join retirees ’ club and take pensions but they can participate in our politics if they are interested .
“It is a free world but this freedom is not served a la carte. They should allow us to move our country forward . It is a challenge to every Nigerian.”
He added that the APC would win the 2019 elections against the wishes of naysayers.
Asked about the party’s chances, he said, “You are asking me an obvious question . I belong to this party . My commitment is to this party . We have a better chance and we are strongly determined to prosecute the elections in a most transparent and democratic manner and we will win.”
He further stated that he had commenced work on the task given to him by Buhari to reconcile warring party members.