Former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Tee Mac, has made a U-turn, saying the APC flag-bearer, Bola Tinubu is competent to lead Nigeria ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
Recall that the veteran flutist had in a Facebook comment rubbished the former Lagos governor’s presidency over his controversial age and also for selling President Muhammadu Buhari’s candidacy to Nigerians in 2015.
He had alleged that Tinubu was 86 years old and not 70 and would be too old to lead Nigeria in 2023. The post went viral on social media.
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But reacting in a statement on Saturday, Tee Mac said he was misquoted in the now-viral post regarding a private banter with a Facebook acquaintance on the eligibility of Tinubu for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“While it is regrettable that such a private conversation went viral from a Facebook Account, let me state that the conversation was taken out of context.
“In the first instance, I have high regards for the person of the APC Presidential candidate; a two (2)-Term Governor of Lagos State, and a revered leader of the APC.
“I have lived in Lagos since I relocated from Switzerland, and I can attest to his transformational impact in the State.
“More significantly is his ability to identify and engage exceptional and committed technocrats in governance with tangible results over time, and maintaining relationships with them, and others across board. This, I believe will be replicated if he is given the opportunity at the Federal level,” he said.