The Minister of Power, Works and
Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says the National Leader of the
All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, made the impossible
happen by ensuring that for the first time in Nigeria’s history,
opposition parties successfully merged.
Fashola said this in a video tribute to commemorate Tinubu’s 64th birthday.
The minister, who was present at the
colloquium held in Tinubu’s honour in Abuja, on Tuesday, said Nigeria
was falling apart under former President Goodluck Jonathan, adding that
Tinubu steered Nigeria away from the course of destruction.
Fashola said, “It was dangerous for
Nigeria to keep that administration for another term and the evidence of
that was before us. The country was falling apart. You must salute the
courage, the passion, the foresight of Asiwaju to reach across and say
‘let us forge a partnership to save Nigerians, to save ourselves’.”
The minister added, “On whether or not there could be a merger, everyone
said it wasn’t going to happen, it had never happened in the history of
Nigeria and as far as that was concerned, it (the merger) was a victory
that the impossible had become not only probable but possible and that
was due to Asiwaju’s self conviction and, as I said, his ability to
mobilise people and materials behind an idea.”
source:punch
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