National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, yesterday, visited Minna, Niger State, to commiserate with the government and people over the killing of about 200 people by gunmen.
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, received Tinubu at the airport, from where they moved to the Government House for a closed-door meeting.
Also, as part of his nationwide consultation for his 2023 presidential aspiration, Tinubu visited former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), in his Minna home.
According to the APC chieftain, becoming Nigeria’s president is his life-long ambition.
To help tackle security challenges in the state, the former governor of Lagos donated N50 million to the state government. He had also donated N50 million to the families of victims of the recent killings in two local councils of Zamfara State.
BUT Abuja-based lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has enjoined the former Lagos governor to shelve his presidential ambition and allow Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to run, instead.
Ajulo, who is the Coordinator, Progressive Lawyers for Osinbajo, reportedly courted the support of Babangida to achieve the objective.
The former National Secretary of Labour Party (LP) gave this advice while reacting to news of Tinubu’s visit to Babangida in Minna.
The rights activist remarked that the ex-military president, who had encountered such scenario, is in the best position to advise the former Lagos governor.
“It should be recalled that President Babangida, in 2007, after signifying his interest to run for the office of the President, withdrew the bid for the late President Umaru Yar’Adua on the ground that Yar’adua was his younger brother.
“Tinubu is the political mentor of Osinbajo. In fact, he was a major influence on how the VP got his present position and I am sure he’s proud of his numerous achievements. He will do well to throw his weight behind the VP to become the next President,” Ajulo said.
