2023: Fashola Breaks Silence on when Tinubu may Declare His Presidential Bid

As calls for the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to contest the most exalted seat in the country, the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has sent a powerful message to Nigerians.

Tinubu’s successor as Governor urged Nigerians to wait till January 2022 for the former governor of Lagos state to declare whether he would be running for president in 2023 or not.

The Vent Republic learnt that the minister stated this on Channels Television’s ‘Hard Copy’ programme aired on the night of Friday, November 19. Although Tinubu has yet to declare his intention to contest any office in 2023, there have been reports and veiled indications that he might be interested in the exalted seat.

The SouthWest Agenda 2023, a political movement mobilising support for Tinubu to contest the 2023 presidential election, was inaugurated in Lagos in October by Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other party chieftains. It was reported that some groups and persons have also said aside from Tinubu, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi; and Fashola are equally capable to be Nigeria’s president. When asked whether he is interested in becoming the president of Nigeria, Fashola said, “It is a very tough responsibility, a very tough job; I don’t envy those who have held that office and I don’t envy those who aspire to take it as well.”

Asked whether he is speaking for any aspirant come 2023, the minister said: “As far as I am aware, nobody has said, ‘I want to be Nigeria’s president. There are people speaking for people. Nobody has come out, we are not at that stage yet. He said: “I can venture out and say that I will speak for X or Y. Let the person come out and say, ‘I want to serve Nigeria. “It pains me sometimes when we see that very important job and responsibility to, ‘My people said’. I think the whole sense of it should be that I am able, I have look at myself, give me your problem, you go to sleep’.” Speaking on whether he would support Tinubu’s rumoured 2023 presidential bid, the two-term ex-governor of Lagos said, “I saw him last week, he didn’t tell me he is running for office and to the best of my knowledge the last statement he made on it is that people will know in January.”

Fashola also said he has not asked Tinubu whether he is interested in the 2023 president or not. The minister stated: “No, I didn’t ask him, I just went to ask how was doing. He has issued a statement that ‘I will speak in January, so let us wait till January.”

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