Weeks after dumping PDP for APC, former Works Minister, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe has described APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the ideal candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
He equally affirmed that he has dumped PDP for APC and there would be no going back on the decision.
“To clear doubts and speculation, I’m using this opportunity to state that I’m now in APC.
“I’ve left PDP. I’ve dumped PDP for good, and there is no going back on my decision. I have nothing to do with PDP again. I have always been a progressive politician, and I have gone back to where I belong with my teeming supporters,” Saturday Sun quoted Ogunlewe as saying.
He also vowed to support Tinubu should the former Lagos State Governor indicate interest to contest for the Presidency in 2023.
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He said, “I have been reading and watching a lot of comments about it. I believe 2023 should be thrown open.
“Nobody should be shut out. There is nothing wrong about Southwest showing interest. We are talking about democracy.
“To shut out some people or group is undemocratic. Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants to contest, let him contest.
“What is the noise about Tinubu all about? Is Tinubu not qualified to contest? I will support Tinubu if he wants to contest.
“Tinubu has paid his dues. If Tinubu wants to contest, let him contest, and let Nigerians decide his fate.
“Tinubu is a dogged fighter. He has triumphed over many challenges. He has seen it all. He can do it if given the chance.
“Nothing in life is static. Tinubu is from the Southwest, and anything for the progress of Southwest, I’m for it.
“If the 2023 project is for Southwest interests, then I’m now on the same page with Tinubu, and I have no apology for it.”