Why I’m Better Than Atiku, Obi Economic Wise – Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC‘s presidential candidate, and Senator Kashim Shettima, his running mate, took aim at the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi on Tuesday, claiming that both lacked the qualifications and experience necessary to serve as president.

They conversed when he presented his action plan to the organized private sector and business community in Lagos on Tuesday.

The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, the chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, the chairman of UBA, Tony Elumelu, the former CEO of Access Bank, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the group CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, and other business leaders fully represented the business community, which included representatives from the agricultural, oil and gas, trade, manufacturing, and creative industries, among other sectors.

The APC vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, other APC leaders, and governors from various states, including Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, Nasir.

Speaking during the meeting, the former governor of Lagos predicted that his administration would achieve a double-digit gross domestic product if elected president in 2023.

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The presidential contender said achieving the accomplishment was achievable because he experienced comparable economic success when leading Lagos State, according to a statement released by the Tinubu Media Office and signed by Tunde Rahman.

In order to have a sustainable economy, he urged the Lagos business community to back him.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who both ran for president, were both criticized by Tinubu and Shettima for lacking the qualifications and experience necessary to run the nation.

He said, “Democracy doesn’t mean that everything is going to be perfect but on the higher percentage, perfection is achieved at the right at which we work for the highest population of the country or the environment, local governments would continue to see what constitutionally can be done to strengthen the local governments.

“Then we will look at the qualifications and achievements of an individual during the processes, but don’t forget, we are in a multi-party democracy so we will have those mistakes once the wrong party gets in and you have one of the candidates who wants to be a president who is fond of saying ‘when you do the right thing.’ How to solve his problem is by when we do the right. What is the right thing? They fool you with foolish statistics and lies. Don’t get me into the mood of campaign.

In his remarks, Shettima said, “This man seated here is one of the most demonised Nigerians but take it from me, the true hallmark of leadership is not the ability to carry a bag of cement. We are not preparing for the Olympics, but an institution that relies on a field of ideas and tracks records and shows me, I dare to challenge you, show me among the people vying for the presidency of this country who has the experience, track record and of course, who has the intellect to catapult this nation to a higher pedestal.

“Leadership goes beyond glamourising poverty. We won’t glamourise poverty, we tackle poverty. I won’t tell you I have two pairs of shoes or I have a single wristwatch. Leadership goes beyond spewing dubious statistics or showcasing a mediocre performance as the governor of Anambra State. I respect Atiku Abubakar, but leadership goes beyond high-scale antics. A man who can’t unite his party, I wonder how he can unite a country.

“We are talking about artificial intelligence or big data or nanotechnology, but the training that an elder statesman got from Kano School of Hygiene was that of wole wole. The ability to sell bottled water doesn’t make one an expert on the economy. My parting shot is that Atiku Abubakar is not Abraham Lincoln; he is Ralia Odinga and come May next year, we are going to permanently retire the political tourists to Dubai.”

The government must work with the organized private sector to revitalize the industrial sector and address other types of underdevelopment, according to Tinubu.

He added, “There is a need to revive our industries, create minor and major industrial zones to make it grow from top to bottom, foster productive excellence in light manufacturing and digital economy.

“There is no industrialisation that is possible without a constant supply of power and power is the most important discovery of humanity in the last 1,000 years. If you have an answer contrary to that, show me. We have wind, water, and all sorts of energy sources that we can explore and you will discover that we need long-term funding.”

However, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, the chief spokesperson for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign, expressed disappointment with the claims made on behalf of both Tinubu and his running mate.

He said, “As far as the Labour Party is concerned, we cannot have a repetition of another eight years of an incapacitated president. We cannot afford to have somebody that will be going out of the country for a medical check-up every fortnight. It cannot be possible.

“We cannot afford to have someone full of lies and criminal records in power. Nigerians cannot afford to have the same Old Order again. They (APC) are just afraid that we have a capable, consistent, and hardworking individual on our side.”