Presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Southwest and other stakeholders from the zone are meeting in Abuja to explore the possibility of a consensus. This is the second time they will be meeting to forge a common front.
With less than 72 hours to the APC convention, they have reached a point where they ahould be guided by national interest in reaching a deal. But the greater responsibility is on His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This is the point where Asiwaju must prove that he is a democrat, a leader and indeed a Kingmaker and cap his “Leader of Leaders” honour with the most important sacrifice yet.
The latest threat by the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu to discipline Asiwaju Tinubu is ridiculous and should be ignored. Jaganba Borgu has the right to be angry and pissed off by the antics of some persons.
No one can diminish the contribution of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to emergence of the All Progressives Congress and the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. He was the architect of everything APC, and that history can never be erased.
But the moment has come for Asiwaju to rise above political limitations. The time has come for him to look at the past and consider all his achievements. This is the time for Asiwaju to earn a historical honour by making an immense sacrifice. This is the moment Asiwaju must seize.
What made Asiwaju thick was his ability to make leaders and install kings. There is no better life-long ambition for Asiwaju than to see his friend Alhaji Atiku Abubakar competing with his endorsed candidate in the APC. This is a rare feat for any Kingmaker.
Let Asiwaju step out of the APC presidential meeting, and issue a statement to reconvene another meeting as Asiwaju, the Leader himself, where he will convince other aspirants to agree to a consensus.
There are three things that President Buhari cannot totally dismiss: he cannot ignore Asiwaju, jettison the Southwest and overlook Osinbajo in the same breath. The Southwest Presidential hopefuls must give the President every reason to adopt their consensus.
It is gradually becoming obvious that President Buhari is giving Asiwaju Tinubu and the Southwest every reason to first endorse Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the compromise candidate for the APC.
Over to you, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. One more sacrifice.
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