Former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has applauded Aminu Tambuwal’s bold decision to suspend his presidential ambitions in the 2015 elections.
The leader of the All Progressives Congress, Tinubu who has said the speaker House of representative, Tambuwal’s political decision is a wise which will not be overlooked made this known in a statement by his media office on Wednesday, Premiun Times reports.
According to Tinubu: “This sacrifice you have made will not be in vain. It must be noted by all democrats across the country as an act of great patriotism,” he stated. “We all appreciate the position you have taken and the sacrifice you have made. There are lessons to be learnt from all that is unfolding towards building a better future. This is noted by the party and Nigerians.”
“You have demonstrated the true spirit of democracy. You have indeed shown the way to all other party members on the kind of sacrifice expected of them. You are a good example to the young and old and the leading lights of our party.”
“You have brought strength to our party through a political profile that is unrivalled. Having travelled through over 300 federal constituencies, the widespread support you enjoy across the country validates you as a leader for our generation and a political asset for our great party.
“Undoubtedly, you have what it takes to lead this country to a better future and we take note of your astuteness, brilliant political trajectory and preparedness for higher service” .
“Your sacrifice for the cohesion of the party and a greater Nigeria will go down in history as one of the greatest pragmatic and progressive political sacrifices ever made in the politics of our country.”Tinubu said.
Meanwhile Aminu Tambuwal who recently defected to the opposition party, All Progressive Congress(APC) from the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has confirmed his withdrawal from the presidential race.
He said he was standing down for the “unity” of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
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