Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will speak in January 2022 on whether he will be running for president in 2023 or not.

Fashola, who succeeded Tinubu as governor of Lagos State in 2007, stated this on Channels Television’s ‘Hard Copy’ programme aired on Friday night.

Whilst Tinubu has yet to declare his intention to contest any office in 2023, posters and billboards advertising his rumoured presidential bid have been seen in major cities including Lagos and Abuja.

Already, many notable politicians have been urging Tinubu, who was Lagos governor from May 1999 to May 2007, to join the fray and contest for the exalted seat.

When he was asked if he will support the candidacy of the national leader of the APC in the 2023 election, Fashola said Tinubu has not informed him he is running in 2023.

“I saw him last week; he didn’t tell me he is running for office and to the best of my knowledge the last statement he made about it was that people would know in January,” he said.

The minister was also asked if he enquired from Tinubu about his intention to run, during the visit he said, “No, I didn’t ask him, I only went to see how well he was doing.

“He has issued a statement that I will speak in January, so let’s wait for his speech.”