They know him as asiwaju ahmed tinubu's disciple, some call him asiwaju's boy. He himself take pride in been called tinubus's advocate. in this exclusive interview aminu sulieman a force to reckon with the new apc and the apc party leader in kebbi share is thought on some of the critical issue we love to know and why he is called tinubu's assiociate
Can we get to meet
you sir.
My name is alhaji
aminu suleiman, APC
leader kebbi
state, I am a politician and a businessman but presently i am
more involve in politics because of
my
association with
asiwaju
ahmed tinubu who taught me a
lot
about politics,
i am privilege
to be in the
circle of a leader who is an embodiment of politic of our time.
As a result of my association with asiwaju i
have really learnt a lot from him which has in no small measure influence me to
be an active politician.
How did you meet Asiwaju ahmed tinubu ?
I met him through my brother who sent me to
him when he was a governor , then fashola was
the chief of staff so i have been able to maintain a cordial relationship with
them till date which explain why asiwaju take me as his son and I really
appreciate his goodness
towards me. I just came back from Kano where asiwaju was
given a doctorate degree.
A lot of
politician turned out there to celebrate
him including the governor of Kano state and his commissioners.
we had a great time celebrating the jagaban
of Africa; a Man we are looking up to in 2015 to change the face of Nigerian
politic by Allah’s grace., a
man that
would save us from the evils of the PDP ruled government so that all the book
haram issue and all the travail of insecurity can be a thing of the past. These
are part of the agenda of the APC. We need Nigeria to support us in 2015. We
just need to do away with money politics and start voting for people who would
make a positive impact in the life of Nigerians.
Are you an active
member of the ACN before the APC party was formed?
I am a active member
of ACN in my state. When we did the convention in Lagos
i came with all our
member from kebbi
state including the party chairman, I even came with the former governor of Kano state, I have always
been an active member of the ACN.
Some people believe the ACN to be a Yoruba party yet you
are from the north, what is your take on this
?
For me to associate with tinubu during his tenure has the
governor lagos that should tell you that tinubu is not a man that build is
political belief around tribal sentiment but one who welcome anyone who
share
his political
ideology.
While in government he
had the vision that he would one day extend his political aspiration to the
north which is what is happening now.
So
any good minded Nigerian that share our political believe is welcome to
be a part of our party.
What are the chances of APC in the next coming election?
What GOD has given asiwaju in the south west is what GOD has
given buhari in the north and buhari is working hard to
enlighten
the people about their right. He is one leader
we look up to
in the north that is why
he has a lot of supporters in the north and Ican assure you that he would have
a lot of supporters in the next coming election. He
is the only leader we have now in the north
that can say I have not embezzle any
public fund, he doesn’t have house in Dubai or
Abuja. If Nigerians
can think it would
do us a lot of good to vote the right people into office, that is why asiwaju
is joining hand with him,
so that
people
can support the person that emerge has our candidate.
Some people believe that the APC would fall
apart if the actors which make up the party does not reach agreement on their consensus candidate
?
I can assure you that we are one house working to come out
with something that would favor all parties .
Is the party still
working on bringing the apga party into APC party?
The chairman of apga is not with us but we are imploring
okorocha to join us, for instance when tinubu was in office he was able to
distinguish himself from his party
and
set his own pace. we believe okorocha can replicate the same feat if he join
us. Okorocha should set out on his own
if the party refuse to merge with us and let people decide who would
become their next governor. We are ready to join hand with apga if they are
willing to join merge with us . The
decision is left for them to make.
What does your party
plan to do for Nigerians if they comes to power
come 2015 ?
We have many things to take care of, for instance, the
problem of insecurity and light failure are some of the
things we want to find a permanent solution
for .These
problem have scare away
foreign investors from Nigeria.
We are here to rescue the country from the bad leadership of the PDP. We have
to take over in
2015 and turn things
around for the good of Nigerians.
As the APC party
leader in kebbi state what plans do you have for the people of kebbi ?
Before i came in one of our
strong party member who happens to
be a
minister
now defected to
PDP
which
gave me the opportunity
to
be the new party leader. I am not
going to change my party; i want to be like asiwaju party. We are working to
present a very good candidate for the kebbi people.
How can you rate the performance of the present administration in kebbi
?
We are holding discussion with some of the major people that
make up the government and from indication some of them might join us in the
nearest future. That is what i can tell you.
What role have you
played in the politics of Lagos as a northerner ?
I have been a spokesman for the ACN party in agege and
idiaba
where we have
the Hausa community.
Where do you see yourself in the nearest
future?
I see myself following the path and pace set by asiwaju
ahmed tinubu
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