Opposition presidential candidates ask Tinubu to find positions for them in his government

SEVERAL opposition candidates who participated in the 2023 presidential election have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider them for appointment into his government as he puts his administration together.

Earlier today, members of the Forum of Concerned Presidential Candidates, paid a courtesy visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, in Abuja, to make their case. This delegation comprised the presidential candidate of Action Peoples Party Charles Nnadi; his counterpart in National Rescue Movement, Felix Osakwe; All Progressives Grand Alliance flag bearer, Professor Peter Umeadi, Action Democratic Party vice presidential candidate, Dr Odey Udo and the leader of the team, Adewale Adeogun.

Mr Osakwe say they are not known to practice politics with bitterness, stressing that it was evident by their refusal to jump on the bandwagon of candidates dragging the president to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the wake of the poll result. He then demanded they be drafted into the campaign councils for the November 11 elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States, stressing that they are willing to offer their services to the president in the spirit of inclusive politics.

“I feel Mr Chairman you will be the right person to lead us to meet with Mr President, so that we can air our own views in his presence and also to let him know that it is not all the presidential candidates that were against him. We chose not to go to court because this is Nigeria. We are here to thank you and God.

“I am to submit two names to the chairman and we believe by your power and by the special grace of God, it shall be done with your help. We will do our best to make sure that the three states that are going for the polls succeed and with what we have been doing, we are going to mobilise our parties in those states for your party.”

Reacting, Dr Ganduje applauded the team for supporting the president’s ideology of inclusive politics and government of national unity. He also reassured the delegation that he will present their demands to the president.