Convener of TinubuNot Negotiable (TNN) support group, Kunle Okunola, has described as unserious politicians from South-East clamouring to be president in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
TNN is one of the groups rooting for the candidacy of a former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be president in 2023.
Okunola, an APC chieftain spoke during a press briefing on Monday while unveiling the group in Lagos.
According to him, “Attempts by some members of the APC from the South-East to seek the office of the presidency was an effort in futility” as the zone, he said, “wasted 16 years of its quality time in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and now wants to actualise its ambition in APC.”
He said, “If the South East has spent 16 years of their quality time in the PDP and when the party held a national convention, no South-East person indicated interest to contest for the president, it tells so much.
“We only saw Atiku, Tambuwal and Saraki on the field. The South-East people are now moving in droves to APC to get tickets; that tells you that they are not serious. Nobody has marginalised them, but their political style has actually marginalized them.
“You spent 16 years of your quality time in PDP and you cannot fight for the presidency there. You abandoned your goal post to struggle for the presidency in APC.”
On why he is canvassing support for Tinubu, Okunola said, “Our support is not limited to Tinubu; we also support the unity of the country. We have actually been promoting power rotation. We want power to rotate to the South and go to credible hands. That is why we narrowed it down to Tinubu and also we expressed our support for the unity of Nigeria.
“Tinubu’s chances of becoming Nigerian president is very bright and can never be affected by APC’s problem.”