President Muhammadu Buhari and the national leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, January 7, met behind a closed door in Aso Rock.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the APC leader spoke to the State House correspondents after his meeting with the president. Legit.ng gathered that Tinubu described scheming for 2023 presidential election now as restlessness.
It was reported that the alleged plot to derail Tinubu’s ambition was being backed by second-term governors and some immediate past governors of the party.
Unnamed sources in the party had reported that directly connected to the plot against Tinubu was a plan to remove the APC national chairman Adams Oshiomhole.
Tinubu had thanked Nigerians for weathering the storm that had befallen the country at some points in its existence as well as during the last decade that ended with 2019.
The former governor of Lagos state, also thanked God for His kindness to Nigerians, saying amid the turbulent days, there had been periods of celebrations.
He had said: “As we enter the new year and this new decade, we look to God to carry us forward that our nation continue to advance as is our good and proper destiny.
“For each and every Nigerian no matter your region, religion or ethnicity, may this year be a year of peace, prosperity and progress. May all share in the dream that is Nigeria and may that dream come ever closer to becoming our daily reality.
The APC leader expressed joy that Nigerians have remained passionate about their country and despite the turmoil and celebrations, the citizens have shown that with unity and hard work, Nigeria can be better.
