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2023: Tinubu reveals agenda for Nigeria
The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has unveiled his blueprint for Nigeria’s development if elected at the February 25th 2023 presidential election.
He presented his action plan during an interaction with the Arewa Joint Committee at Arewa House, Kaduna on Monday.
Addressing the northern political elites and leaders, Tinubu said he would continue to give his best even as president to ensure the country remains indivisible, achieving greatness together as one.
“As I said when I chaired the Sardauna Memorial Lecture, last year, I have a solemn feeling of responsibility and duty to our country every time I am here. Standing here evokes memories of a great leader and a father of this nation, the Late Sir Ahmadu Bello, the late Sardauna of Sokoto.
The contributions of the Sardauna to nation-building remain a reference point for us all. He was a visionary builder of men and institutions.
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“The dream of Sardauna, and indeed that of our other great leaders such as Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and our first and only prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was for one indivisible and prosperous nation built on shared values of patriotism, equity, justice and brotherhood.
“It is, therefore, no coincidence that at Independence this vision was laid out and encapsulated in our first National Anthem. It says: ‘Though tribes and tongues may differ, in brotherhood we stand.’
“This is a strong statement which acknowledges our diversity, and, therefore, the existence of different perspectives and interests, and how that should not stand on the path of our unity as brothers.
“The framers of this anthem, God rest their souls, will cringe to know that 62 years after, someone would come to this hallowed platform to campaign based on tribe or where others come from.
“The dream of those forefathers, ladies and gentlemen, was for a nation ‘Where no man is oppressed, a nation ‘with peace and, and these – unity in diversity, peace and prosperity – are the fulcrum of my mission in this contest. They also form the bulk of my address to you this afternoon, in line with the areas the organisers wanted me to address,” Tinubu said.