The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed aspects of what transpired during the Wednesday meeting between former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu,
According to him, the core of the dialogue is to assure Tinubu’s victory, come 2023.
Gbajabiamila made the statement yesterday while speaking at the Surulere local government area (LGA) APC meeting in Surulere, Lagos, his constituency base.
The speaker, who was present at the closed-door meeting between Obasanjo and Tinubu on Wednesday in Abeokuta, said from what he heard there, Tinubu’s presidency was almost a reality.
He said Obasanjo made encouraging statements about Tinubu’s aspiration and even prayed for the APC presidential candidate.
“When we were going to Obasanjo’s house, there were eight of us, including Asiwaju Tinubu and me; we didn’t want many people to know about the meeting. So, we were to meet Obasanjo and five others from his side.
“But when we eventually got there, we met something pleasantly shocking: a mammoth crowd of our supporters were already at the former president’s house waiting for us.
“So, Obasanjo told Asiwaju Tinubu to pick three people from his side, and that he would pick three from his side, to meet behind closed doors.
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“So, I, Chief Osoba and Chief Akande and Asiwaju went from our side. My people, what I heard there, what Obasanjo said, the victory of Asiwaju is assured.
“Obasanjo spoke at length, and we were all happy. He embraced our candidate like a brother, gave him a pat on the back, and prayed for him copiously,” he said.
Gbajabiamila said from what analysts and observers had said, the 2023 election was going to be a three-horse race by three main candidates.
He, however, said Senator Bola Tinubu was the candidate with the best record of performance and network.
Gbajabiamila said that he had no doubt Tinubu would win the presidential election.
A former sole administrator of the local government and a chieftain of APC in the area, Sheriff Folarin, urged APC members in Surulere to mobilise other residents to vote for APC in 2023.
