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Protests Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Problems – Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged protesters to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting that protests cannot solve the problems of Nigeria.

Tinubu said this on Monday while addressing some anti-government protesters who were led to his Bourdillon, Ikoyi home by Moremi Ojudu, the daughter of the Special Adviser to President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu.

The APC chieftain who compared economic recession to traffic congestion said traffic congestion can only delay one’s time of arrival but cannot alter one’s course.

The former governor of Lagos State said, “It (recession) is like when you are going through enormous traffic. What we are going through will be resolved.

We are going through a historical phase of a country that is holding a promise for you.

There is a leadership in the land and you have to live with that for now. Protests won’t solve the problem. Will it?”

When the angry protesters asked what would solve the problem, he added, “The issue is re-planning, being responsive, being able to get engaged with you so that you will see the problem that we are facing. That is it.”

Tinubu advised Nigerians to stop complaining about the unfavourable exchange rate.
He said only importers should be affected by the Forex scarcity since Nigerians earn their salary in naira.

The former governor of Lagos State said the Peoples Democratic Party misruled Nigeria for 16 years and it would be unfair to expect Buhari to fix the problems of the nation in less than two years.

Tinubu said, “We are just two years into the administration. To make those changes effective and positive eventually, we have to be patient. The damage of 16 years will go through the system. You cannot get water out of a dry well.

“I am not worried by the exchange rate because your salary should be in naira and you are not an importer. May be that is even teaching us a lesson; to be dependent on our domestic products.

“I understand what your grievances are: Unemployment. We have tackled insecurity, corruption is seriously being attacked.”

Humiliating Tinubu, Is Humiliating The Entire Yoruba Race, Fayose Tells APC

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Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has asked APC as a whole to stop humiliating one of its National leaders, Asiwaju Bola Tinubiu saying it is a slap on Yoruba race and as a matter of fact, it is insulting the entire race too. He said;

“Even though I am not a member of the APC and I will never be, I have elected to stand in defence of the Yoruba nation once again by saying no to the continuous dishonourable treatment being meted out to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, having paid his dues.

“If Tinubu is allowed to be embarrassed and disgraced, just the way our past leaders were humiliated by these same elements, the Yoruba nation would have been made to suffer for uprightness.”

“It is unfortunate that Tinubu is now being vilified in a party he invested heavily in, and his fellow kinsmen that he brought up politically are part of this conspiracy.

“In their desperation, they have even tried to set him against the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, by insinuating that he tried to prevent his (Osinbajo’s) emergence as President Mohammadu Buhari’s running mate; this is sad.

“When other tribes protect their own people; it is becoming historically common among the Yoruba people to allow themselves to be used against their leaders just for momentary political gains at the expense of the collective interest of the Yoruba nation.

“It should be noted that the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was sent to jail by the conspiracy and collaboration of some Yoruba people with the external aggressors.”

He further said Tinubu was a prominent stakeholder and should not be humiliated.

“Most importantly, it is my position that irrespective of political affiliation, no leader of the Yoruba nation must be vilified unduly, especially by the same people who humiliated our past leaders like Obafemi Awolowo, Adekunle Ajasin, Bola Ige, Bisi Onabanjo, Lateef Jakande and others.

“To me, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu should not just be seen as an APC leader, but acknowledged as a major stakeholder in the Yoruba nation that we must all protect beyond politics.

”It should be recalled that these were among the issues that I raised when I visited Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State few months ago on the need to work together beyond party affiliations.

“Here in Yorubaland, it is said that if a household is at peace, it is because the bastard child of the family has yet to attain the age of maturity and those people that Asiwaju Tinubu made, but are now being used against him should watch it.

“I therefore condemn this conspiracy against Asiwaju Tinubu and I admonish those that are hoping to make political benefits from it to have a rethink.”

Nigeria's Economy Needs New Strategy - Tinubu

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Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that economic re-strategising and re-planning are necessary to achieve sustainable prosperity in Nigeria.
He did not give details.

Tinubu told newsmen after Eid prayers at Dodan Barracks praying ground in Lagos on Monday that lack of solid foundation contributed to the nation’s current economic situation.
“Without a good and solid foundation, we cannot achieve a sustainable economic prosperity. We depended solely on one channel of revenue.
“So, we need to re-trategise and re-plan, but that planning period is always a very difficult period in any family, organisation and nation. “That is what we are experiencing now, but it is for a better and stronger future.

“The political and economic stability we are enjoying in Lagos today is as a result of a solid foundation,’’ he said.

Is Bola Ahmed Tinubu Sick and Receiving Treatment in the UK? Read What Happened

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There has been growing concerns about the absence of a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the political scene with rumours of ill-health trailing him.

Several political figures in the All Progressives Congress (APC) told SaharaReporters that there were serious apprehensions about former Governor Ahmed Bola Tinubu of Lagos State who has not been seen in public for several weeks. Some of the politicians wondered whether the former governor had taken ill, noting that there were political challenges in the party’s south-west zone that they expected Mr. Tinubu to be on ground addressing. In the wake of their concerns, a source close to Mr. Tinubu told a correspondent that the former governor left Nigeria two weeks ago and flew to the United Kingdom for personal reasons. The source added that Mr. Tinubu was supposed to have returned a week later, but his whereabouts remain unknown to party apparatchiks. The APC leader’s aides did not initially return a correspondent’s phone calls and ignored text messages inquiring about his whereabouts and requesting to interview him. However, in a short text to correspondent just before we went to press, Mr. Tinubu dismissed concerns about his health, stating that he was abroad on vacation and to attend to some long neglected personal affairs. Several APC politicians who spoke to a correspondent said their concerns grew when Mr. Tinubu, a former senator who serves as the national leader of the APC, became noticeably absent during yesterday’s visit to Osun State by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Tinubu had issued a statement yesterday assuring the people of Ondo State that the APC was prepared to win the forthcoming governorship election in the state, but there were unanswered questions about the politician’s location. Mr. Tinubu’s text message said he was “very well,” adding, “I may be returning today.” According to him, he was spending part of his summer holiday and “taking care of previous neglected personal affairs.” Before going to press the APC National Leader’s aides said he has arrived Lagos from the UK.