By Biodun Busari
Akintola said this on Wednesday to congratulate Tinubu who polled 1271 votes to emerge as the APC Presidential candidate at the conclusion of the ruling party’s Special Convention at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Reacting to the victory during an interview with Vanguard, Akintola who is a proponent of Yoruba Muslim President in 2023, congratulated Tinubu, but advised him to be noble and modest in victory.
Akintola said: “It is sweet victory and nothing could have been better than this. Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proved his capacity, he has proved his popularity, he has proved his performance, and he has proved his political experience.
“We feel gratified. We feel satisfied for the fact that our project of wanting a Yoruba Muslim as President in this country by 2023 is coming to fruition. It may not be Uhuru yet but at least we are almost there by emerging as the Presidential candidate, and that golden opportunity is already on the way. We want to congratulate him and we want him to be magnanimous in victory and to be humble in triumph.”
Akintola said: “That is futuristic. We don’t look into the future. What we do is that we continue to pray and work. Ora et Labora, which is work and pray is our policy. And we will be optimistic. We rely on Allah and we know that he will not disappoint us.”
