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Earlier this year, All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu declared that his lifelong ambition is to be president of Nigeria and that he had decided to try in 2023.
First he told the president Muhammadu Buhari and then told the Nigerians.
President Buhari and Bola Tinubu
This week, Tinubu was declared the winner of the APC presidential primary.
But he didn’t ‘expect to win’ and so he said he was intoxicated with victory.
Will that be his first step towards victory in the 2023 elections?
Well, that is left for Nigerians to decide.
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The former Governor of Lagos State has already promised Nigerians that he will end terrorism if he is elected President of Nigeria.
But that’s not enough, it has assured security staff better days and rewards in real time.
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Tinubu and said he looks forward to working with the governors to ensure Tinubu wins the 2023 election.
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Meanwhile, before political activities overtake events, Nigeria kills its people, this time near their place of worship.
Armed men invaded the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, and attacked church members.
Inside the San Francisco Catholic Church, Owo [PHOTO CREDIT: Abdulqudus Ogundapo]Many lives were lost and some suffered varying degrees of injury.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said 40 worshipers, including children, were killed in the attack, while 80 people were seriously injured.
The pictures and images of the attack were really sad and pathetic.
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Still in the week, there was an outbreak of meningitis in Jigawa state.
About 65 children have died in 14 local governments in the state.
My colleague who visited some of the outbreak areas was told that many children have complained of fever and numbness in the legs.
Residents of the Dungundun community in Jigawa mourn their deaths due to the meningitis outbreak
Unfortunately, the government has largely abandoned the communities since the outbreak, my colleague was told.
I know I started by reminding you to pursue your lifelong ambition. But how about we all pause to make Nigeria work and then go after our life’s ambitions?
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