Why Tinubu’ll not get presidential ticket in 2023 – APC chieftain

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Dr. Garus Gololo, has given reasons why the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may not get the ruling party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Speaking in an interview in Abuja at the weekend, Gololo who urged the APC to field Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo, and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to again claim victory come 2023, said Tinubu is already aged.

He said: “In politics, what you do when you want votes is to consult with people, dialogue and negotiate with them. For now, who are you fighting for? You can’t fight for Tinubu because he is already aged.

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“He is already in a UK hospital; do you want to be going back to London as we are going? We cannot take that thing again, we are okay.”

“If Osinbajo is going with Zulum, before 12 O’clock, we would have seen the results. But if you pick Tinubu, who will he pair with? I understand he wants to run with Boss Mustapha, who lost his ward in Hong in 2019. His younger brother bought the form for the State Assembly, but did not succeed, is that who will be vice president?” he said.

Gololo expressed confidence in Osinbajo, saying he can directly vote for the VP considering his integrity and loyalty to his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari.

“I can vote Osinbajo directly because he is a person of integrity, he is loyal to the president, he can do anything you think of and he is not biased. When he speaks anywhere, he represents Nigeria, not ethnic or parochial views. I respect him and can go with him.

He said, “I am solidly behind them. I’m from the North. If you watch closely, the Governor of Ondo state, Akeredolu said if the party fails to zone the presidency to the South West, there will be no APC in 2023 in Nigeria. This is the same person, a sitting governor, who could not deliver his state to the president in 2019. A sitting governor who was defeated by PDP, and you are making this type of statement