National leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, declared yesterday that the party is bigger than any individual, including himself and former military head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
The APC, according to him, is essentially about Nigeria and the need and commitment to rescue the country from inept leadership.
He spoke to reporters in Abuja on the sideline of the 2012/2013 Call to Bar ceremony of the Nigeria Law School.
‘’The APC is not about Tinubu, Buhari or any of its leaders. It is about the nation and how we can come together and work together to rescue Nigeria from inept leadership. The implication is change,” he said in response to a question about the significance of the five former PDP governors joining APC and the implications for Nigeria.
He added: “We want to change the way things are done by working together andinvesting our ideas. We must change the way we do things. Imagine from the 60’s till date. The cutlass of the 60s cannot be used for farming now. We need leaders that can think outside the box.’’
Describing Nigeria as a blessed nation with talented youths whose potential must be harnessed for the development of our country, Asiwaju Tinubu said Nigeria needs a democratic revolution that will unleash infrastructural development and massive industrialization.
‘’The lamentations must stop. After so many years of lamentation with action, we must lead the new resolve to rally for the much needed change our country badly needs,’’ Tinubu said, and condemned the posture of the Federal Government to the continued strike by ASUU.
Reacting to the December 4 ultimatum the federal authorities gave the striking lecturers to resume or be fired, he said: “’We are not in a military era. The language used shows a government out of tune with the general feelings of Nigerians.
“Nigeria cannot afford to continue to lose her best brains to the diaspora.’’