LAGOS — Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the house of representatives, has said the meeting between ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), provides an assurance of victory for Tinibu for the 2023 elections.
Gbajabiamila spoke on Thursday at the Surulere LGA APC meeting in Lagos.
The speaker, who was present at the meeting, said Obasanjo made encouraging statements about Tinubu’s aspiration and prayed for the APC candidate.
“When we were going to Obasanjo’s house, we were eight, including Asiwaju Tinubu and me. We didn’t want many people to know about the meeting. So, we were to meet Obasanjo and five others from his side,” he said.
“But when we eventually got there, we met something pleasantly shocking: a mammoth crowd of our supporters was already at the former president’s house waiting for us.
“So, Obasanjo told Asiwaju Tinubu to pick three people from his side and that he would pick three from his side to meet behind closed doors.
“So, I, Chief Osoba and Chief Akande and Asiwaju went from our side. My people, what I heard there, what Obasanjo said, the victory of Asiwaju is assured.
“Obasanjo spoke at length and we were all happy. He embraced our candidate like a brother, gave him a pat on the back, and prayed for him copiously.
“Next year’s election is going to be an important one in our nation, and we all need to make the right decision.
“From all indications, there are three main candidates for the election. We know the records of everyone, we know what they did and what they did not do.
“Two were former governors and we know the one whose records are enduring and we know how the other people performed while in office.
“But one thing is a fact: there is none out of the three candidates that has the records of Tinubu.”
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