2023: I won’t vote Atiku nor Obi if I wasn’t contesting – Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, The Presidential candidate of The All Progressive Congress(APC) has said he won’t vote for any of his counterparts if he weren’t to be running for president in the 2023 general elections.

Tinubu stated this in an interview with BBC News on Monday shortly after his appearance at the Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom.

The APC candidate said he won’t vote for Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he weren’t on the ballot.

He said, “None because they are not as competent as any other person out there. They have no track record, none of them is qualified except me.”

No proof I get a share of Lagos revenue – Tinubu

Tinubu also said those criticizing his source of wealth were driven by envy.

According to him, his wealth came from investments in real estate.

Tinubu stated that since he left office in 2007, he was yet to get any government appointment or contract.

He said those behind the allegation were only envious of him just as he revealed that he got his wealth through investments in real estate which he inherited and turned their values around.

On his campaign, he said, “Things are going very well. I’m very confident that this election will be free and fair. I’m the front runner and that is why I’m getting many arrows.”

Talking about his priorities if sworn in as President, he stressed on “security and economic recovery to accelerated development, to get Nigerians employed and get inflation down. You know, monetary policy needs to be changed. Subsidy needs to be decided upon and then removed.”

On what he would do about the insecurity in the country, Tinubu said it had reduced, just as he commended the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for that.

He said, “It’s reduced. I will defend him for that. Then, 17 local governments and about four states where we have flags of foreign jihadists in Nigeria. That is no more. That is long gone.

To start chaos is easy. To bring normalcy and redecorate is more difficult.

“Here we are, Buhari has degraded, but not completely eliminated ISWAP. They will talk briefly about lethal weapons, ammunition, and technological equipment that could have helped accelerate the cleanup of those.

“The West is yet to feel comfortable enough with a Buhari administration to sell us the arms and technology necessary.”

Asked if things would be different with the West under his administration, Tinubu said, “It could change, it might not change. But we have to look at, you know, alternatives. And those are the mass recruitment of individuals in a volunteer army to really clean up.”