All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday in Kano declared that he would devote 100 percent of his time and energy to the service of Nigeria and the people.
Tinubu made this known at an interactive session with members of the popular Tijjaniyyah sect Sunday afternoon in Kano.
Apparently, in a veiled reference to his PDP counterpart Atiku Abubakar who had been criticized for spending most of his time in Dubai since 2019, Tinubu said he won’t be a part-time President who will share his time between living in Dubai and Nigeria.
He added that he would concentrate his attention and energy on confronting and surmounting Nigeria’s pressing challenges.
In attendance at the session held inside the African Hall of Kano Government House were his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, and at least six governors of the party.
Governors at the session included Chairman Progressives Governors’ Forum & Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu, Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), Babajide Sanwo-olu (Lagos), former APC Interim Chairman Chief Bisi Akande and some of the party’s National Working Committee members.
At the meeting, members of the Tijjaniyyah sect led by leader, Sheikh Bashir Tijjani Usman Zangon Bareebah, presented a long list of issues the sect wants the APC Presidential candidate to address when he gets to the office.
Top on the list are improved electricity, full security, giving agriculture full attention including provision and completion of dams and improved quality education for Nigerians.
While giving their full endorsement and support to the APC presidential ambition, the sect demanded that the Tinubu presidency should ensure inclusion of their members in cabinet and other government appointments, reduction in Hajj fares and assistance in concluding Tijjaniyyah University under construction in Kano.
In his response, Tinubu said the answers to some of the demands were contained in his manifesto unfolded to the whole world on Friday by President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that he is running to be the president because of his commitment to better the lives of all Nigerians.
