Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, declared on Sunday that he hopes to occupy the Aso Rock Villa as Nigeria’s next President in 2023.
Tinubu said in Benin, the capital of Edo State, that he has fought hard for Nigeria’s democracy and that it is natural for him to look forward to succeeding Buhari.
The former Lagos State Governor stated that he hopes to take over as President of Nigeria when President Muhammadu Buhari’s term ends in May 2023.
To that end, he informed Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, that he was in the state to seek the traditional ruler’s prayers for the 2023 election.
He said:
I am here to seek your prayers, I fought for and suffered for democracy in this country, I made sacrifices.
When we started these eight years, it is only normal to look forward to succession and I told President Buhari that I am running and I am running nowhere.
I am running for the Villa. When you move out, I want to occupy the place. Therefore I need your blessings, that blessing is important to me.
During the visit, Oba Ewuare II praised Tinubu for his plans to support the Museum of Benin Artefacts, which the traditional ruler believes will benefit tourism and research.
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