The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated he was in the Aso Rock Villa to see President with the sole purpose of ensuring the leadership of the country was on the right track.
He also enjoined Nigerians to allow President Muhammadu Buhari to use the first 100 days in office which he called his “honeymoon” to study the state of affairs before executing his ‘change agenda’.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents after meeting with the President on Tuesday, Tinubu posited that change does not manifest by magic but through strategic planning.
Asked what he would tell those who feel the change they voted for is taking longer time to come, the APC leader insisted that it takes time to plan before execution, calling on the people to exercise patient
His words, “Excuse me! Let us calm now here. How long ago? May 29th was when this President was sworn in. It is an international norm all over the world, there is a honeymoon period, at least minimum of 100 days honeymoon.
“And you won’t allow honeymoon at all? You said change is not coming, change is not by magic, it is driven by the people the spirit and the character and the planning.
“You see, we have had so much problems in this country in the past because we ran into policy blind folded without adequate and effective planning, you don’t have results unless you plan well.
“The time it takes you to plan, examine, rejig, re-evaluate is more important than the time you just rush into taking action because you are either being sentimental, being emotional and being driven by other forces that are not expected. It’s not fair to jump into those conclusions.
“There must be time to plan, to review and even listen to people. There is a separation between a campaign period, articulating your vision, expressing the promises to Nigerians, there is a time to look at holistically at what you inherited, analysis it, distill and then take action.
“Even in 100 meters race, there is a time to say on your mark, set, ready, go. So you don’t even want a time to be on your mark, set and go? No no no. You are not being fair”.
On his mission, he said, “The purpose of this visit is to see my President and our leader. The purpose is to ensure we are on the right track and coming back from a very successful trip to United States of America”.
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