The National leader of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the collective effort by Nigerians was responsible for the party’s victory in the 2015 general elections.
The former Governor of Lagos State, while receiving the Sun Newspapers’s Man of the Year Award in Lagos on Saturday, noted that the people played a major role in the unprecedented political change.
Tinubu urged Nigerians to remain steadfast and build a nation that all would be proud of.
He said, “What was accomplished in 2015 was not a singular effort; it was done through the collective love and labour of millions of Nigerians. A handful of them were well known; most of them are hardworking anonymous people, who together constitute the backbone and great strength of this nation.
“It was this collective effort that produced the unprecedented change.”
Tinubu, who thanked the people for their support and love, urged them not to relent as it would not be in vain.
“The nation is going through a challenging period and truly we must build our tomorrow today-together,” he said.
The APC leader said many people had sacrificed greatly to achieve the current great turn of events, while some had “practically surrendered their businesses.”
He added, “Some provided funds, especially that elderly 90-year-old woman, Hajia Fadimatu Mai Talle Tara, who donated N1m of her life savings for the campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari. May her soul rest in peace.
“Others worked ceaselessly, hour after hour, day after day, until the historic job was done. Many hit the campaign train day and night from Katsina to Lagos. I reserve a special recognition and commendation for the youth across this nation who formed part of the foot soldiers in the struggle for change. It is to these heroes that I dedicate this award.”
The ex-governor noted that the country had come to a point where there was no turning back.
“We have reached the juncture at which we must reform our institutions, rid our country of corruption or admit that we have mortgaged away the good future due us. The infrastructural decay of past decades, the unemployment time bomb, the challenging security situation make a compelling case for us all to join with this government embrace a new politics that will help build a new country,” Tinubu added.
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