- Lawmaker, Idimogu Reveals, Asks Igbo To Back Him
- Says PDP ‘Not Our Fathers’ Party’
By Kolawole Ojebisi
A National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu recently refuted reports, claiming he was nursing a 2023 presidential ambition, but public comments coming from his loyalists suggest otherwise.
One of the ardent loyalists of the former Governor has insinuated that he will run for the highest political office in Nigeria come 2023.
The member representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Jude Chukwuemeka Idimogu, categorically said Asiwaju would complete eight years as president of Nigeria before the South-East geopolitical zone would have a chance of taking a shot at the presidency.
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Idimogu, who was recently affirmed as the Apex Leader of Ndigbo in Lagos, disclosed this in an interview published by Daily Independent.
This is coming four days after leader of Afenifere, pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural organisation, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, hinted at the 2023 presidential ambition of Tinubu in an interview he granted Vanguard Newspaper.
Fasoranti had said the Afenifere would throw his weight behind Tinubu because “he means well.”
He said, “I’m not a member of his party but I have interacted with him. He means well, we may support him.”
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Tinubu has not publicly declared his interest in the 2023 presidency.
Idimogu urged his kinsmen in the state to take an interest in politics and join the APC, noting that politics and business are intertwined.
The lawmaker stressed that the APC presents the best chance for Igbo presidency, stressing that the “Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not our father’s party”.
Idimogu said, “We must now look at where we are, we are in Lagos State, let us look at the party that is controlling government in the state, it is APC. If we are even looking at a party that can give Igbos chance at the presidency, it is the APC.
“The PDP has done it before for former president Goodluck Jonathan, but he is not an Igbo man he is a minority from the South-South.
“We are looking forward that this great party, APC, can offer Igbos an opportunity for the presidency after our National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu might have gone there and spent eight years.
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“If you look at it, the South West is more prepared for the presidency in 2023 and we are believing that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a better chance. We are still waiting for him to declare his intention and we are trying to prepare the ground for him and we are willing to support him.
“By the time he is through, he would look at how he could support the South East. The people of the South East should know that positions are not just given, they must struggle for it, we are not struggling enough,” Idimogu said.
