The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has explained why he assigned some members of the party to respond to questions posed to him at the Chatham House in London on Monday.
On his reason for delegating some of his team members to answer questions thrown at him by the anchor, the former Lagos Governor claimed he adopted the delegation method “to show team-ship”.
Tinubu spoke at the Chatham House lecture titled: ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: In conversation with Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, monitored by Quest Times.
At the lecture, Tinubu after his opening remarks assigned Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai to speak on how his (Tinubu-led) government would address insecurity and asked the Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Aleke, to respond to the question on oil theft.
Tinubu also delegated a former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, Wale Edun, to respond to a question on how he (Tinubu) would boost the economy if elected.
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Others, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; former Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi; APC National Women’s Leader, Dr Betta Edu; also answered questions.
“Let me demonstrate here one of those philosophies and doctrines that I believe firmly in, it is team-ship, unbreakable team. To demonstrate that, I’ll assign it to my team,” Tinubu said.
Nigerians, especially the opposition have since been reacting to the APC flag-bearer’s outing at the Chatham House describing it as a “show of shame”.