Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has said that history would not have been completed carefully and richly, if he had failed in the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu made the statement on Sunday, July 20 during the 8th-day Fidau prayers held in honour of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona.
The revered monarch, who died at the age of 91, was one of Nigeria’s longest-serving traditional rulers, having ascended the throne on April 2, 1960.
He passed away just hours after the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, with whom he shared a longstanding friendship dating back to the 1980s.
Speaking at the prayer gathering, President Tinubu revealed that the late Awujale had encouraged him to contest the 2023 presidential election and assured him of victory.
“Our history would not have been completed carefully and richly if I had failed in the last election,” Tinubu said.
“I was successful because of your support and the blessing of the late Awujale,” he added.
