{"id":33142,"date":"2019-07-10T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T15:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=33142"},"modified":"2019-07-10T16:01:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T15:01:46","slug":"i-dont-know-them-says-tinubu-on-group-rallying-for-his-2023-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/i-dont-know-them-says-tinubu-on-group-rallying-for-his-2023-presidential-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"I Don\u2019t Know Them, Says Tinubu On Group Rallying For His \u20182023 Presidential Bid\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he does not have any affiliations with a group sharing materials branded for his alleged 2023 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued by Tunde Rahman, his spokesman, Tinubu denied any knowledge of the group, named \u201cAsiwaju Reloaded Ambassadors\u201d, which branded shirts, caps and leaflets bearing his name.<\/p>\n

The former Lagos governor also described as \u201cfaceless\u201d the group sharing \u201cunsolicited and unwarranted\u201d promotional with his names.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen pictures of face caps, T shirts, shirts and even leaflets with Bola Tinubu 2023 embossed on them purportedly by a faceless group which christened itself \u2018Asiwaju Reloaded Ambassadors\u2019 Nigeria\u2019. Neither the group nor its souvenirs are known to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hereby, through this medium, categorically deny any knowledge of the group and dissociate Asiwaju Tinubu from the group\u2019s unsolicited and unwarranted materials.\u201d<\/p>

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Tanko Yakasai, elder statesman and political adviser in the second Republic, had said the APC might field Tinubu\u00a0or Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as its presidential candidate in 2023.<\/p>\n

Adeseye Ogunlewe, former minister of works, had also said that Tinubu is the ideal person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n

In April, the former governor had earlier denounced reports\u00a0that he was planning to strengthen his presidential ambition by planting his allies in key positions at the national assembly.<\/p>\n

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