Long-time ally of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, has declared that the President-elect is the most prepared more than anyone else to lead the country.
The pioneer All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman believes Tinubu can deliver on his renewed hope manifesto to lift Nigeria to a higher height.
The former Osun State governor and one of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s political sons, spoke on the preparedness of the President-elect for the job, which he will take up on May 29, and what the country should do to get out of economic difficulties, during the 97th birthday anniversary of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti in Akure.
The speech was sighted by Politics Nigeria.
Akande said: “We thank God that this time around; Nigerians have elected a leader who has planned for a long time to be our President.
“When Tinubu was Governor of Lagos State, he did not just plan for his eight years in office; he did a Master Plan for Lagos which has since been running for more than the past 20 years and which has transformed the city-state into the powerhouse of the Nigerian economy.
“Therefore, it is right and necessary to expect a 20 or 50 years Master Plan for Nigeria from President to be Tinubu when he assumes office. This will transform this blessed country into a great one.”
To the political class, putting Nigeria first must be a priority, Akande advised.
He said: “In our country, we know the President cannot be the sole agent of change. There are leaders and there are followers!
“All good patriots need to get involved and keep all hands on deck. We need to align modernity with our development.
“We cannot be in love with the products of modernity like cars, telephones and air travels while we continue to live in dreadful underdevelopment. But presently, to our collective shame, almost all the cars on Nigerian roads are imported.
“We import foods, wines, spirits, clothing, perfume, body sprays, toothpick and toiletries and then turn around to complain that the Naira is not strong. Let us, as followers, make the Naira strong by changing our ways.
“Let us learn to make our own cars, produce our own food, drink our own wine and wear our own clothes because those individuals, corporate entities or countries, who think deeply daily, plan meticulously and work assiduously towards the realisation of their plans would continue to devise all means to confuse, exploit and enslave the lazy, fun-loving and planless pleasure seekers.
“All good living can only happen when we change the way we think and the way we educate the next generations.”
