– The 8th Bola Tinubu Colloquium was held in Abuja on Tuesday, March 29
– The national leader of the APC praised his wife Oluremi for her role in his life and her tolerance through the years
– He noted that if politics was not sexy, his wife, who is a two-time senator, would not be in it
Bola Tinubu is expressing gratitude to all his guests.
Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said that if politics was not sexy, his wife Oluremi would not be in it.
The Cable reports that the APC chieftain said this at The Bola Tinubu colloquium, which was held in Abuja on Tuesday, March 29, to celebrate his 64th birthday.
In his speech, the former governor of Lagos state expressed gratitude to Professor Yemi Osinbajo, whom he referred to as “my attorney-general”, for initiating the colloquium eight years ago. He also praised his wife Oluremi, who is a two-time senator, for her role in his life and her tolerance through the years.
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Tinubu revealed that his wife was behind the drive to make politics sexy for the youth to participate in it.
“My wife, as you have (seen) from the documentary, was one of the youths who were criticising us, the politicians. She said ‘make politics sexy so that youths can participate’.
“I got to the podium and said look at my wife, if politics is not sexy, what is she doing here? Remi, thank you for tolerating my trouble,” he said.
Tinubu described the ruling party as the cure for Nigeria and lauded APC governors for energizing him with their presence to continue his good work.
Speaking about the economic downturn currently confronting Nigeria, Tinubu said that “renaissance must come within” as the country has lands, minds and capacity to overcome challenges.
“I remember the article I wrote after the launch of the book, ‘Financialism: Fetching the Water from a Dry Well’. It was about this commodity exchange.
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“The deceptive government of that time announced it immediately, that same week that commodity exchange had been established. It took an Ethiopian to discover their lies.
“Thank God we are taking it more seriously now. Our future is being redirected. I salute the president, the vice president and the entire cabinet.
“Nigeria is being redirected; there’s no option for us, but to revalidate our faith in our country and take the hard decision now. Our renaissance must come within. We have the lands, we have the minds, we have the capacity, we have the intellect, we have the ability,” he said.
Meanwhile, the APC Urban-Rural Self Employment and Poverty Eradication Nationwide has revealed plans to raise N64 billion as birthday gift for Tinubu.
The group noted that the money will be used in helping less privileged Nigerians including physically challenged, internally displaced persons and the aged.
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