March 02, (THEWILL) – A Pro-Tinubu/Shettima Supports Group, the Patriots Roundtable, has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his victory in the just concluded presidential election, urging him to look for the best hands in the governance of the country.
Speaking at a press conference and the presentation of the 16th edition of the Group’s newsletter titled “Tinubu Against All Odds”, in Lagos, on Thursday, the Director General of the Patriots Roundtable, Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu, said though Tinubu has triumphed despite the implacable odds, his victory is the beginning of his race.
Shodipe-Dosunmu said, “Like in the days of old when he was freshly minted at the acme of the Lagosian leadership, he must look beyond the cocoon of immediate time-servers, reaching far and beyond the Nigerian isle for the best and the brightest to mend the broken places, rectify the obvious wrongs, change the disintegrating pathways, listen to the plurality of views with the engaging grip to renew the Nigerian hope.
“Tinubu has gone through the furnace and the furies of fate. His triumph is made. His victory is real. He must now guide like a true shepherd, discerning and hopeful, guiding with unifying kindness, shining the brightness of the healing light upon this frayed union.
“Whereas, he is the most maligned, challenged and embattled politician in Nigerian history. He should remain true to his inner self, trusting only in the certified epiphany and the plurality of leadership conclusions as the whims of fate direct.
“Tinubu has now reached an incredible height of the presidency of this great nation. Nothing can diminish this personal achievement. He has reached this height not because of the prodding and the assistance of man.
“Tinubu has defeated the furies of fate not because of personal perfection. Asiwaju has reached this very ennobling height because of some inner nudging that no man can begrudge.
He said the presidential election has been won and lost, saying the great powers of the world have affirmed its validity.
He, however, commended Tinubu for his open arms to his opponents in the election saying he has done well for being magnanimous in victory and his humility.
He urged those, who feel aggrieved to seek redress in the courts, saying Nigeria as a nation must move forward.
“Democracy is never an arrival. It is always a continuous process. The Greek began with the Agora, where virtually everyone was part of the legislative assembly. The Romans widened it to an exclusive assembly. The Americans graduated the process to a representative caucus. This nation is still evolving. It is imperfect. But it is rectifying its own flaws. Let us move forward,” he said.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
