The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has formally declared his intention to run for Presidency in 2023.
Tinubu disclosed this to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday.
In his interview with reporters, the former Lagos State Governor said it has been his age-long ambition to lead the country one day.
“I have informed the President of my ambition but I have not informed Nigerians yet, I am still consulting. And I have no problem consulting. And I’ve not set a parameter of limitation to the extent of how many people I will consult.
“You will soon hear. All you want to hear is the categorical declaration. You’ve gotten that truth from me that I have informed Mr President of my ambition, and you don’t expect more answers than that,” he said.
Though Tinubu could not disclose President Buhari’s position on his decision to run for Presidency, his statement however, suggests the President’s compliance with his vow not to openly canvass support for any candidate.
“That’s our business. He is a Democrat. He didn’t ask me to stop. He didn’t ask me not to attempt and pursue my ambition, it is a lifelong ambition. So, why do I expect him to say more than that? You are running a democratic dispensation, and you must adopt the principles and the values and the virtues of democracy. That’s it,” Mr Tinubu said in response to a question on what transpired at the closed-door meeting with the President.
