President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the
triumph of the All Progressives Congress in the
2015 general election to the vision of a National
Leader of the party , Asiwaju Bola Tinubu .


Buhari said this in a recorded tribute which was
presented at the 8 th Bola Tinubu Colloquium in
Abuja on Tuesday .


At the event , which was held to commemorate the
64 th birthday of Tinubu , the President said the
former governor of Lagos State was the brains
behind the merger of Nigeria ’ s main opposition
parties in 2013 .

He said without Tinubu ’ s vision and intelligence ,
the party would not have been formed and the APC
would not be in power today .
Buhari stated , “ If Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not
participate , there wouldn ’t have been a merger
and there wouldn ’ t have been an APC government
at the centre . That is absolutely clear .
“He should thank God that he has gone through so
much and has remained relevant , that he is
healthy and young . ”


Earlier in his address , the President had contended
that Tinubu remained one of the most important
figures in Nigeria at the moment .
Buhari added , “There are very few patriots, alive
or departed , who can match the commitment ,
resilience and creativity that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
has , over the past few decades, demonstrated in
organising Nigeria ’ s public life for good.
“As he adds another year today , my best wishes
and prayers go out to a man who deserves a lot of
commendation for what he continues to stand
for . ”


The President ’ s address , which centred on the
theme: ‘ Agriculture: Action, Work , Revolution ’,
highlighted the several opportunities which
abound in the agricultural sector .
According to him , it is unfortunate that Nigeria is
importing food when it should be exporting.
Buhari said , “Nearly all our crop - based farming
activities are dependent on rain - fed agriculture,
and this makes our agricultural productivity
entirely vulnerable to the effects of climate
change .


“In the past few years, on the average, we have
spent in excess of $ 11 bn annually importing
wheat , rice , sugar and fish. We need not , and
indeed we cannot afford to continue on this
trajectory .


“Agriculture is the key to our economic growth
and social investment policies . Our
administration ’ s key strategy is to ensure that
Nigeria becomes self - sufficient in the foods that
we consume the most.
“Maize , rice , corn , millets , fruits , poultry products
and their derivatives can all be produced at home
if we put our hearts into it . Our policy is simple :
We will produce what we eat ! It is not only
logical , it is necessary . ”


In his tribute , the Minister of Transportation , Mr.
Rotimi Amaechi, recalled the role Tinubu played in
bringing aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party ’ s
governors into the APC after the crisis in the
Nigeria Governors ’ Forum .
Amaechi said Tinubu convinced the members of
the APC to allow the New PDP members to join its
fold at the time .


He said , “He was able to gather the leadership of
the political class together . He was key; more than
gathering the public because once you gather the
leadership of the political class and ensure that
there is unity of purpose, they could share to the
public jointly this change mantra .
“We in the New PDP were in constant contact with
him and we virtually negotiated through him . By
the time the President (Buhari ) and others got
involved , we had gone far with Asiwaju . He played
a key role. ”


Also speaking in the tribute video , the Emir of
Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II , described Tinubu as
a visionary , noting that the ex- governor of Lagos
was dependable and loyal.
Sanusi , a former Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria , said , “It was people like Tinubu that
insisted that this country could not afford another
four years of that kind of thing ( past
administration ) and basically laid down their lives,
laid down their resources and gave their all to
ensure that change happened.
“He is extremely loyal and that is how you know
your friends. It doesn ’ t matter where you are or
what happens to you, you can always be sure that
Asiwaju will be there. ”


Tinubu , while speaking at the event, recalled that
the 2015 presidential election coincided with his
birthday .


He said Buhari ’ s victory at the polls was his
biggest birthday gift yet.
The ex - governor described the PDP- led Federal
Government from 1999 to 2015 as a deceptive one .
The APC leader recalled that the PDP government
claimed that it had established a Nigerian
Commodity Exchange to provide a practical
solution to a number of challenges that have
adversely affected the growth and development of
the Nigerian agricultural sector , contending that
the initiative was a sham.
He thanked guest speaker and Ethiopian agric
expert, Dr . Eleni Gabre- Madhin , for exposing the
dubiousness of the PDP - led Federal Government .
Tinubu said , “We have had a series of promises in
the last 50 years and particularly in the last 16
years. I remember the article I wrote after the
presentation of the book , Financialism: Fetching
the water from a dry well ’. It was about this
commodity exchange.


“The deceptive government at that time announced
immediately that same week that commodity
exchange had been established . It took an
Ethiopian to discover its lies , but thank God , we
are taking it more seriously now .
“I salute the President and the entire cabinet that
Nigeria is being redirected . There is no option for
us but to revalidate our faith in our country and
take the hard decision now . Our renaissance must
come from within. We have the land , the mind , the
capacity and the ability .”
Earlier , several of the contributors at the event
decried the over $ 11 bn that Nigeria had spent
yearly on the importation of wheat , rice , sugar and
fish products .
They noted that the whole of Africa accounted for
a mere 5 . 6 per cent of the global meat production
while Asia accounted for 42 . 3 per cent ; Europe,
18 .7 per cent ; Asia, 42 .3 per cent ; America , 31 . 4
per cent; while others accounted for two per cent .
It was generally agreed that the narrative must
change for the better .


Some of the dignitaries, who attended the event,
included The Oba of Lagos , Oba Rilwan Akiolu ; the
Emir of Kano , Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II ; and
the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi .
Others were the National Chairman of the APC ,
Chief John Odigie - Oyegun ; the Minister of Works,
Power and Housing , Mr . Babatunde Fashola ( SAN);
the governors of Lagos, Ogun , Osun, Oyo , Niger ,
Kebbi and Imo states ; several senators and
members of the House of Representatives .
Senate President Bukola Saraki ; and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives , Yakubu Dogara ,
were , however , not at the ceremony .


www.punchng.com/apc-wouldnt-have-won-without-tinubu-buhari/

Ok

Grunting elements desperately trying to pitch the duo against each other will so grunt on this as if their miserable muddy habitat depend on it.

Na now the idiot know.

true talk

Hehehehe after sidelining the frog eye in his Government, he now realized that he will need his political machine services in 2019.


Tinubu looking at Buhari like

Medicine after death

When junaid Muhammad said these:

www.sundiatapost.com/2017/10/10/biafra-ipob-are-bastards-if-they-cant-cause-another-civil-war-junaid-mohammed/

www.dailypost.ng/2017/10/10/igbo-man-can-never-nigerias-president-junaid-mohammed/


Igbo people cried and wailed

He now thought of how to make them hausa fulani slaves again.He now came up with this:

www.leaders.ng/yoruba-votes-dont-matter-buhari-got-1-8m-votes-kano-alone-northern-elders-blast-tinubu/

Now they are masturbating over him.

Like FFK like junaid Muhammad

OZAOEKPE:
Medicine after death

You hate the news?

But you sly him in your government even witch-hunting his business

victorDanladi:


You hate the news?

You don't need to ask, it's obvious

Stories that touches the heart. 2019 is here.

When did he say this? This is an old, needless deceptive news.

IamPatriotic:
When did he say this? This is an old, needless deceptive news.

.

He said it.visit the link.

His wife said it too:

By Gbenga Oke
Hajia Aisha Buhari, yesterday, opened up on the
sacrificial support of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on her
husband’s presidential aspiration, affirming that
Tinubu’s support has brought Muhammadu Buhari’s
ten-year presidential quest to near actualisation.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/aisha-buhari-opens-up-on-how-tinubu-helped-her-husband/

.hmmmm,FROM THE HORSE MOUTH,when some people are on one thread masturbating over the contrary opinion of some one who called them bastards not long ago

jerseyboy:
OP you're fraudulent . You want to deceive people. This story is from March 2016.

Abeg try again.....

It doesn't remove the truth in it.

That is thr importance of internet.He never forget.Especially one some are trying to distort history.

2019 is round de Conner and the old man is trying to fool Tinubu at it again, am sure de jagaban will stab him front and back this time

nero2face:
2019 is round de Conner and the old man is trying to fool Tinubu at it again, am sure de jagaban will stab him front and back this time

You call it stabbing?

The only thing permanent in politics is interest!

J-A-G-A-B-A-N

OF

A-F-R-I-C-A

Basic123:
.

He said it.visit the link.

His wife said it too:

By Gbenga Oke
Hajia Aisha Buhari, yesterday, opened up on the
sacrificial support of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on her
husband’s presidential aspiration, affirming that
Tinubu’s support has brought Muhammadu Buhari’s
ten-year presidential quest to near actualisation.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/aisha-buhari-opens-up-on-how-tinubu-helped-her-husband/

I'm not arguing whether he said it or not, my question is ; when did he say it, the report said Tuesday, which Tuesday is That? this article is an old report, so what's the essence of bringing it up now?

You are going to resurrect an old topic of March 30, 2016....because of recent post by Junaid.


Latest happenings should be your subject of discuss, not dwelling in all these empty old talks.

Na now your day break abi
Yoruba will live to regret supporting hausa man

Old gist

Time for Aboki to use Afonja again. 2019 loading

2016 news
lol
my yeroba Muslim trying so hard to run away from reality

Basic123:

It doesn't remove the truth in it.

That is thr importance of internet.He never forget.Especially one some are trying to distort history.

Things have changed.Things have fallen apart.Didn't you know?

Old cargoes

IamPatriotic:
When did he say this? This is an old, needless deceptive news.

How old is the news?
Does the date change the fact of the news?

everozone:
Things have changed.Things have fallen apart.Didn't you know?

What exactly has changed?

Do you know how many ppl only Tinubu chose appointment for in this Apc govt?

cownu pigs and idiots where are you now!!!

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Ogonimilitant:
Time for Aboki to use Afonja again. 2019 loading

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Yet ipob earnestly ask for another "Aboki" Atiku