Tinubu In Proverbial Lyric At Lagos Rally, Warns Plotters Of Evil: ‘Daguro Ose’je…, Tinubu Ose’pa’

—Assures That Lagos Needs Experienced Hands Like Sanwoolu/Hamzat, Not Political Pigmies

The foremost presidential candidate in the country and revered national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged evil plotters to desist from their devilish schemes just as he reinforces the fact that he is immuned against evil plots and machinations. In Yoruba language, he waxed lyrical with his proverbial interjection to wit: ‘Dagunduro ose’je, Tinubu ose’pa.’

This was as the former Lagos governor charged Nigerians to retire “serial contestant,” Atiku Abubakar with their votes in the coming elections. Atiku is the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Tinubu made the call in Lagos on Saturday while addressing the over 20,000 party faithful and supporters that attended his Lagos campaign flag-off at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Tinubu, in his address, told Nigerians not to allow the PDP get anywhere near the country’s commonwealth again owing to the wanton destruction the party wrought on the country in the past.

“I thank the Almighty Allah and the good people of Lagos State for a place to stand, from which I could deploy my talents to mobilise like-minded Progressives to defend this great city.”

The APC Presidential candidate said his party’s campaign is a broom revolution, and invoking the spirit of his late mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, the Iyaloja-General, he followed up with a folksong, singing in Yoruba, “Dagunro o se je, Tinubu o se pa,” meaning literally that he can not be killed.

Tinubu promised to continue with progressive governance where Nigerians will not be forgotten in education, healthcare and employment generation amongst others.

Tinubu who spoke partly in Yoruba took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, describing him as a veteran aspirant who should go home and rest.

“Atiku contested in SDP, he contested in PDP; he contested in ACN when we rescued him from Obasanjo. Now he is contesting again in PDP. He should go home and rest,” adding that Nigerians should never allow him and his party near the country’s commonwealth.

“Atiku has been running. Use your PVC to vote him and his party out. Use your votes to retire him permanently this time. We must never again allow the rapacious and visionless gang of Peoples Destroying People to come near our commonwealth again. They were in government for 16 years, they didn’t remember Badagry Expressway, they didn’t remember East-West Road, they didn’t remember 2nd Niger Bridge.”

To underscore his support across the country, Tinubu noted that Governors of Kano, Kastina, Kaduna, Kwara, Kebbi and other APC Governors were with him unlike his opponent who could not hold his party together.

Tinubu utilized the avenue to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to the development of Nigeria and Lagos State.

“I specially thank President Muhammadu Buhari for the unprecedented Federal support and commitment to Lagos State. We have come a long way from Presidents whose sole obsession was to capture or conquer Lagos in do-or-die fashion, to a President who loves the state greatly and is keen to see it do very well.

“Lagos has benefited tremendously in terms of infrastructure development, whether it is the Lagos-Ibadan Railway line, or the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki Expressway, the revamped National Theatre, the new International Airport Terminal or the support that has made the Lekki Deep Sea Port possible and the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, as well as the Red Line of the Lagos Metro, which is sharing part of the Federal corridor,” he said.

Addressing the massive rally on the importance of sustaining the progressive governance in Lagos State, Tinubu urged Lagosians to vote for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for a second term.

“Dear Lagosians, my appeal to you today, is to ask you to renew the mandate of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat for another 4 years. Do not let the execution and implementation of the bold vision of more than two decades be aborted or suspended.”

For the stability of Lagos State, Asiwaju Tinubu called on the youths and students to vote for Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat.

“The lives of over 22 million people are too important to be subjected to tragic experiments in the hands of kindergarten politicians. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat have been schooled in the finest tradition of people management and development planning.”

Earlier, in his welcome address, the host governor; Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu thanked Tinubu for the solid foundation he laid in the state and the legacies he left behind as governor, saying he is the right man for the presidency in 2023.

Governor Bagudu, who spoke on behalf of the 22 APC Governors, thanked the Lagos governor for the successful rally.

“Our party leadership and governors believe in Asíwájú and for the right reasons. The world economy has been challenged, Nigeria inclusive. We need someone of Asíwájú’s standing and pedigree to take over to help the country wade through,” he said.

The Speaker of the House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila, commended Tinubu for his selfless investment in human-capital development, saying he has developed more people than any others. “There is a lot to be said about Asíwájú. He is the most investigated Nigerian, and nothing has been found against him,” he said.

On his part, the DG of the campaign, Simon Lalong said Tinubu has the character and capacity to lead Nigeria and ensure equity and justice to all parts of the country, adding that with Tinubu and Shettima, Nigerians would have no cause to regret.

As earlier reported by Theloberationnews, the mega rally also had in attendance the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the Vice Presidential Candidate Senator Kashim Shettima.

Others included the Governors Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq and Abiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti). Also present were Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi

There were also members of the APC National Working Committee, National Assembly members and Ministers as well as King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Terry G, Small Doctor and a host of other musicians who provided musical interludes.