Checks reveal that the minister, despite his travails in the Kwara State chapter of the APC, will back Tinubu going into the election.The former secretary to the government of the federation is an unapologetic Tinubu supporter. He had as far back as the year 2020 declared his support for a Tinubu presidency in 2023.The minister of special duties has been a strong ally of the former Lagos State governor.
However, his recent rift with the incumbent governor and successor, Gboyega Oyetola, over the control of APC in Osun State would put to test his continued support for Tinubu ahead of 2023 due to the kinship between Tinubu and Oyetola.Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, is an unapologetic supporter of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele hails from Ekiti State and was in the small entourage that visited Tinubu at a London Hospital. Lado has never hidden his support for a Tinubu presidency and during the visit of the Northern Caucus of the House to the APC national leader, he referred to him as Mr President. Hamzat’s arrival in the public service from an illustrious private sector career was announced by his appointment as Commissioner for Science and Technology during the tenure of Tinubu in August 2005. In 2011, Dr Hamzat was appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Works and InfrastructureTunji Bello is the current Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources. He is a journalist, lawyer, politician and administrator.
Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi has told President Muhammadu Buhari he is interested in contesting the 2023 presidency. “And, of course, I told Mr. President that without prejudice to whatever will be the decision of the party, which we shall abide by, if the party throws the ticket open or zoned to the southern part of Nigeria, that I believe that with what I have put in place in the past six years plus, I’ll be running for the presidency on the platform of APC.
The Ebonyi governor also said he has consulted widely, saying: “I wouldn’t have done that without first coming to clear with Mr. President, that there is this feeling that the South East has not been president and that people feel that those of our leaders in the various political parties should indicate interest to contest.
“They should not dabble into politics or whom to support or whom not to support. I think that they hear it just like they hear other political parties’ aspirants. We will also write to them to notify them that, yes, they have capable sons and daughters that, if God wills, could do this job.
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