A former Nigerian Minister of Works and member of the country’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adeseye Ogunlewe says age is irrelevant when citizens set out to choose their next president in 2023.

Mr Ogunlewe, a former lawmaker stated this on Wednesday when he featured on ARISE News and made a case for the national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu to clinch Nigeria’s top job.

He was reacting to the position of a former Military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida, that Nigeria’s next president in 2023 must be individuals in their 60s.

https://www.nairaland.com/6688420/ibb-rules-out-atiku-tinubu#104481053

Ogunlewe's reaction:

"If you talk about age, maybe he (IBB) wasn't referring to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, all the other criteria mentioned is so close to Tinubu's description.

IBB is not saying this for the first time; when he was President, he said that the younger ones should be able to take over and even banned twenty-four leaders from participating, (but) at the end of the day, it didn't work out.

"You have to be grounded in the politics of Nigeria, I agree...you have to meet the description: knowledgeable (yes), you must know people...who knows people in Nigeria more than Bola Ahmed Tinubu?;
You must be well-educated, he is grounded and well-educated.

"Age is not on his side, but on the balance, I think he has 80% of the description of IBB. You cannot restrict age in politics.

"It is a perception, that is your own view..(that) I wish a younger person (to be) but the battle is not for age. The battle for the Presidency of Nigeria is not easy at all.

"(For) what it takes to be a candidate and win election to become President of Nigeria, AGE IS IRRELEVANT."

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loud it ogunlewe.

And he will loose gallantly. he will loose both ekiti and ondo state sure.
Osinbajo any time of the day

And he will loose gallantly. he will loose both ekiti and ondo state sure.
Osinbajo any time of the day

"He has stolen humongous amounts of money from Lagos State and continues to do so every month."

“Ogunlewe is talking nonsense, the best man to lead this country?

“Go and look at the archives to hear what this same Ogunlewe said about Tinubu not too long ago.

“I am shocked that Ogunlewe would be saying this in public.

“Ogunlewe knows that Tinubu can’t tender his school certificates because he doesn’t have them."... Bode George

Tinubu has questions to answer. Be calming down o

Power is going to the SE or remains in the North in 2023,Tinubu cannot take the slot of the South after working against Jonathan a Sourtherner in 2015.

Tinubuadvocate:
loud it ogunlewe.

Loud it Pomo politician

Tinubu made his pikin LG chairman, it's time to suck testes

Chaii, what is wrong with these people?

Sucks testes?

Gandollaar:
Loud it Pomo politician

Tinubu made his pikin LG chairman, it's time to suck testes

Chai just Chai, They want to elect a 79 yr old man...

Tinubu is 79 he isn't 69, how can Tinubu and Adam's oshiomole be age mates.

It's a pity most politicians don't put their age or health into consideration. They are only after making a name & power for themselves. Someone that should stay in his comfort zone & be enjoying his wealth. At old age, he would now carry all the problems of Naija on his head, with shocking news everyday. Osinbajo is still fit to some extent.

Very irrelevant

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Who ever coined the word "nothing is Impossible" must be ...there are a lot of thing that are impossible. Like Tinubu becoming president. .
I don't like him & same time don't hate him. But fact he can't win

This old men are not leaving politics any time soon. Well you can download dj mix on naijadjmixtape.com

At least Buhari performance have shown how age influence performance.So if any sane Nigerian does not learnt from this catastrophe called Buhari that the Tinubu this foolish old recycled politician is trying to market and foist again on a nation of 180M people, then Nigeria still remain far from redemption.

Na im make una dash us the one wey be say na soso maintain we dey maintain am with seriously intense foreign maintenance.

I have no issues with Tinubu but I just feel he doesn't have the strength to rule a complex country like Nigeria..... He will just be another Buhari in the making, only that he will be a Southerner.

Why can't we go for younger and experienced hands.... For Christ's sake, we have a lot of competent hands, why go for the same establishment that has brought the country to its knees.

I for one would like a new party to emerge and bring someone new that can run, majorly using social media the same way it was used during the end SARS campaign.... It may be difficult to win, but not impossible if properly run well.

What sort of retrogressive people do we have in this country sef! How will someone as old as this be endorsing Tinubu after a disastrous and clueless Buhari

Tinubu will be floored in Ondo State firstly, that I know!

So we should continue electing DOTARDS/SLUGGARDS.
With due respect Mr Ogunlewe, you are Mad.

In another Facebook post

He belittled the igbo and said THEY CAN NOT be president

Imagine the nonsense.

So all the talk about Igbo can’t agree was all a decoy to now endorse Sm1 completely unfit? Obviously he was biased from the beginning.

He is just too blind to see that tinubu can never be president.

Yes, the next president must be an igbo from. Anambra

Thunder fire u sir

God forbid, haven't we learnt our lessons in this country, abi na only me get sense remain?

Tinubuadvocate:
loud it ogunlewe.

You really want tinubu to rule Nigeria after buhari?

Werey..!


Set awon eye service..


Na you and your entire generation go suffer wetin you won wish Nigerians.