Former Bauchi Governor Malam Isa Yuguda has described the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as God-given gifts to the country.
He spoke on Wednesday at the second symposium of the APC Professionals Forum with the theme: “Dissecting the Asiwaju Manifesto – Renewed Hope 2023: Action Plan for a Better Nigeria” in Abuja.
Yuguda, who is the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the forum, said the antecedents of the flag bearers placed them far ahead of all other presidential candidates.
According to him: “I want to remind all our participants that we have a herculean task before us and the task is to deliver Asiwaju. We need not continue to drum it into the ears of Nigerians who Asiwaju and Shettima are.”
“We have a God-given team in them. They have everything spelt out in the Bible and Koran. They have all it takes as leaders. As human beings, the Almighty God will not come down to tell us the requirements of the person we should put forward as leaders. If we dare make mistakes, the consequences are there for us.
“We will not give the excuse that we are not guided. And those of you who call yourselves religious leaders, I believe all Nigerians are religious, it is clearly defined as to who the society should go for as the person who will ensure justice and equity.
“These requirements of a leader from the Almighty God are not different from Muslims and Christians. He said anybody that can guarantee justice and equity should be the one we should push forward. That person is Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“It will amount to blasphemy if we turn our faces against him because if you believe in God, you should know that God has selected him for us. He is an anti-corruption crusader, and everybody knows that. If there was corruption in Lagos, it would not have been what it is today. There can never be progress anywhere there is corruption,” he said.
Enumerating his qualities further, Yuguda said: “I have highlighted those qualities Tinubu has but for purposes of emphasis, I will repeat that he is a man of God, a thoroughbred professional, highly disciplined, humble, educated, and above all, high moral standard.
“This is somebody who ensured justice and equity as a governor of Lagos state which is a mini Nigeria because it houses the most sophisticated Nigerians and human beings on earth.
“If he was able to manage that state with heterogeneous society and made it possible for them to come together to leave in peace, promote interactions and incentives for growth and development.
“Every Nigerian must believe that God has already identified him for us. He will turn Nigeria into what he did in Lagos. We can see those qualities in him, especially being able to relate to every part of human society.
“As a highly experienced politician, we need him in the country today. He has the capacity as a politician to manage Nigeria. Asiwaju is a sincere man who wants to make an impact.”
