The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has pledged to honour all his campaign promises to Nigerians if elected as president in the 2023 general election.

Tinubu stated that his government would be for all Nigerians and not favour any religion or tribe.

He said a testament to this was when he, as Lagos State Governor, appointed people into the state cabinet from other regions of the country.

The APC presidential flag-bearer served as Lagos State Governor between 1999 and 2007.

Speaking at an endorsement rally organised by the Arewa Community ahead of the next month’s presidential election at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium in Lagos on Sunday, Tinubu promised that Nigerians would live in peace regardless of ethnicity and religious differences if elected as Nigeria’s President.

“My respect for this country will continue to increase, and I will honour all my pledges that we all will live in harmony. We belong in each other’s hearts.

“From the moment I enlisted in politics, I have always been nationalistic and detribalised in my approach.  I do not operate on the basis of ethnicity, region, or religion. I have friends and associates in all corners of this country.

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“As governor of Lagos State, I constituted a cabinet, comprising competent people from all parts of Nigeria. We had the Yoruba, as we had the Igbo and Arewa. What was important to me was not your ethnicity or creed, it was your competence and the value you would bring to governance and people.

“To replicate this feat for the country is why I have offered myself for the presidency,” the two-term former governor of Lagos State said.

On his plans for the country, especially the North, Tinubu promised to tackle the security situation being experienced across the country, saying the economy cannot thrive in an insecure environment.

He said: “If elected president, my highest priorities shall be the protection of our land and prosperity of its people. I shall tackle this nation’s problems with a commitment to solving them.

“I will give priority to confronting security, making the economy one of widely shared prosperity, and paying special attention to agriculture like the present government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“On security, my policy is not an artificial created to sound good for this campaign. Our security policy is based on dedicated study and long conversations with experts in this field.

“I used the same approach to tackle the bad security situation that faced me when I became governor of Lagos. I created programs and institutions to solve the real and dangerous challenges Lagos faced.  I shall increase security personnel and better equip them. Advanced air and ground surveillance technology will identify, track and attack the criminals until they are utterly defeated.”

Tinubu further promised to provide jobs for Nigerian youths, adding that electricity generation would be improved to allow more people to start up small businesses to feed their families.

The APC presidential candidate stated that great attention would be given to agriculture to ensure that there is increased food security through enhanced productivity and improved farm incomes.

Tinubu vowed to make massive investments in road and rail infrastructure to ensure easy movement of goods and products, adding that his administration would strengthen the education sector to guarantee the future and guide the youths toward better lives.

“We will invest in the Kolmani Oil Wells Project inaugurated by President Buhari and indeed in all vital infrastructural projects such as the Mambilla Power Project, the AKK gas pipeline projects.

“We shall revive our inland waterways through the dredging of the River Niger and make sure we cut down on our steel import bill by making the Ajaokuta Steel Company work,” he added.

Also speaking at the rally, the Chairman of the Arewa Community, APC, Saadu Yusuf Dandare, said Tinubu had done a lot for Lagos and Nigeria, adding that Nigeria would be a better place and people will not be flocking Lagos if the country has more of the former governor in each geopolitical zones.

The Star