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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a member of the  Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Chief  Modestus Umenzekwe, in this interview,  speaks on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidential ambition, the controversial Muslim/Muslim ticket and chances of the party in the 2023 polls.

On Tinubu’s chances in the 2023 presidential election, and things working for him

APC as a political party is a party to beat in the forthcoming election. It is a well-structured party that has put her footprints on the ground in every aspect of governance. If you watched what played out at the national convention that produced the flag-bearer, you would agree with me that we are already marching on to the seat of power because that particular convention was very free, fair and credible.

The way other candidates stepped down for the flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would tell you that the man is destined to govern Nigeria, having paid his dues as a politician, a giant one for that matter. His doggedness and political sagacity were brought to bear in the whole process. So I am convinced that by the special grace of God on May 29, 2023, Nigerians will gather at Eagle Square to swear in Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new president.

On criticisms trailing APC’s Muslim-MusIim presidential ticket

First of all let me congratulate the APC as a party for making sure that the ticket went to the South. It is a welcome development. For me as a person, I am not speaking for Christians, I am not speaking for Muslims, but then, we must be able to differentiate between winning elections, governance and religion.

Strictly speaking, for me as a person, Christian/Christian ticket is okay for me, Muslim/Muslim ticket is okay for me. The most important thing is, are you going to deliver? Are you going to pull Nigeria from the woods? Are you going to give us good governance? What are you putting on the table for Nigerians?

What is the way forward?

Mine is to appeal to everybody, vote your conscience, but I would prefer that you vote Bola Ahmed Tinubu; let us see what he is going to do, taking into consideration his track record in politics. I sincerely believe that he is going to do a lot.

There are also some complaints about his age and health, Nigeria is large, and difficult to govern and therefore needs a president that is healthy, energetic, and full of vitality, they claim Tinubu failed in these indices..

Is he insane? I am asking you. Answer me. Is Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu insane? Is he a lunatic? What are we talking about? Okay let me ask you, who is healthy? Who is healthy?

Nobody knows what will happen the next minute

How old is Joe Biden? 79. So, what are we talking about or is it because Tinubu is not an American? That was what they were saying when Buhari entered that he would die in four years. Nobody is God.

But Tinubu’s chances may be threatened by what I may call a quest for generational change by the youths. The youths appear to be saying, away with old politicians? Is your party not threatened?

No, every party has various strata of human beings, we have the young; we have the middle age; we have the old, the very old. No one can exist without the other, no government can exist without them, even if it is a boy of 30 years that is there, he cannot do the work without those that have the experiences. If he is a man of 80 years he cannot do it without the support of others. So youths cannot be everywhere and old people cannot be everywhere.

A lot is happening, from bad economy, inflation, security, and strikes, it is increasingly becoming difficult to market APC, many have suggested, what is your take?

Is APC the cause of economic problems? The economic problem is all over the world, you saw what COVID-19 did to the world and is still doing and we have not recovered from it. So, APC is not the problem of the economy.