NO REGRETS MAKING FASHOLA LAGOS GOV – TINUBU

A former Governor of Lagos State,
Chief Bola Tinubu, said yesterday that he has no regrets pushing for Mr
Babatunde Fashola as his successor in 2007.

“When I was pushing for him to become governor in 2007, they
said that he could not do anything.

“Today, I am vindicated. Thank you for not disappointing me and
Lagosians and for not putting me to shame,’’ he told thousands of Action
Congress of Nigeria (ACN) supporters in Lagos at the party’s convention.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 4, 691 delegates
from the 36 states and Abuja converged on Onikan Stadium on Lagos Island for
the event.

Tinubu said, “ You (Fashola) have actualised our vision and
dreams. We are proud of your performance.’’

He also commended some political leaders, including retired Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential Candidate of the Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC) in the 2011 elections, for their efforts in deepening the
country’s democracy.

Tinubu also named former governors of Kano State and Ogun,
Ibrahim Sekarau and Chief Olusegun Osoba, respectively,  as among those
helping to deepen the nation’s democracy.

On the merger of four parties into All Progressive Congress
(APC), Tinubu said the initiative was to bring about the necessary change in
the polity.

“We demand a change in the governance of the country. Nigeria
must be a prosperous, safe and secure nation.

“The challenges facing us as a nation – insecurity, kidnapping, mass poverty,
unemployment and poor wages – must be addressed.