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The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Seye Oladejo, on Tuesday, said that Bola Tinubu remains the man to beat in the 2023 presidential election with backing from over 1,800 groups.
Mr Oladejo, in a statement in Lagos, took a swipe at those attacking the APC leader and former Lagos State, over his ambition to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, come May 29, 2023.
He advised those kicking against the ambition of Mr Tinubu to be democratic and lay the facts at the table rather than resorting to blackmail.
The APC spokesperson said that allegations and blackmail over Mr Tinubu’s source of wealth, educational qualification and age, were unjustifiable because they remain accusations without substantive facts.
He said “it is very interesting that those in opposition suddenly have access to Asiwaju’s medical record and they have become the authority on his state of health.
“Tinubu’s movement to different parts of the country in the last few months showed that he is medically fit.”
The APC chieftain said that Mr Tinubu should be commended for making his recent knee surgery public despite being a private citizen.
He added that since the APC leader returned from his foreign medical trip, he has been moving from one place to the other.
Speaking about the controversy trailing Tinubu’s age from some quarters, Mr Oladejo said there was nothing hidden about the former Lagos State governor’s age.
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Reacting to issues surrounding Mr Tinubu’s source of wealth, Mr Oladejo said: “Tinubu’s wealth cannot be measured in monetary value.
“His wealth should be measured by the goodwill and image he has by building men who are willing to play their parts at a time like this. These men are spread all over Nigeria.”
He said Mr Tinubu had the required qualifications to be President of Nigeria based on constitutional provisions, which stipulated that anybody running for the…
