By John Dike

Nigerians have been urged to vote enmass for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the forthcoming February 25 elections, if they truly desire a better country.

This plea to the electorates, came from the Chairman, Elders Forum of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ife North Local Government area of Osun State, Prince Omolade Binuyo, at the weekend.

Noting that Tinubu has the solution to numerous challenges facing the nation at this critical moment, he said the APC national leader and presidential candidate of the ruling party is the most qualified among the candidates vying for the number one seat in the country.

Binuyo, who spoke shortly after the political meeting held at St John’s Primary School, Yakoyo, Ife North local government area of the state, urged Nigerians to vote for capacity during the 2023 presidential elections and shun religious sentiments.

He stated that the Tinubu-Shettima ticket was committed to the building of a progressive and united country, that would allow for harnessing the best that the country had to offer.

The Chairman, who is a member of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said: “We have all seen the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the APC. We are convinced that the general political situation in Nigeria needs the competencies of a detribalized and committed Nigerian, like, BAT to re-ignite the requisite values that can help us rededicate ourselves and all Nigerians to collectively tackle the challenges of national cohesion.

“In 2023, we need a Nigerian leader that has the humility and generosity, while we need a leader that has the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari.

”We need a leader with a vision and sense of responsibility and commitment and somebody who understands the nation.

”We need a leader with the intellectual acumen, with the action to catapult this nation to a higher pedestrian. We need a leader who is not bound by regional or religious sentiment.

”We need a leader that has established such records of excellence and commitment to good governance.

“There is no one, with all due respect, that fits this than Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Ife North local government APC Chairman, Mr Philip Adebiyi, while speaking at the meeting called on the people to troop out in large numbers and demonstrate their unalloyed support to all the party’s candidates.

Adebiyi said people should speak with one voice with their Permanent Voter Card, PVC.

Other speakers at the political meeting were Bankole Akinrinade, Olubisi Odewumi and Ipoola Binuyo among others, who insisted that what happened during the July 16 governorship election in the state should not repeat itself.

They however enjoined the teeming APC members in the state not to relent, saying they should remain one and ensure there is total victory for all the party’s candidates.