President Tinubu Is Committed To Passing Leadership Baton To Next Generation, Says Jandor
Dr. Abdulazees Adediran, the former Lagos State governorship candidate for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to passing the leadership baton to the next generation.
Adediran, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the commendation during a visit to the party’s training and think-tank institution, The Progressive Institute (TPI) in Abuja on Friday.
Popularly known as “Jandor,” the former PDP candidate reflected on his earlier meeting with President Tinubu prior to his defection, where the President explicitly expressed his readiness to ensure a smooth transition of leadership to the next generation.
Adediran urged the APC leadership and its members to support the President’s vision, highlighting that Tinubu’s leadership recruitment strategy is crucial for the successful generational transition.
Recalling his discussion with the President, Adediran remarked, “When I had the opportunity to meet with Mr. President before officially announcing my return home, we spoke extensively. One of the things that stood out for me was his readiness to pass on the baton to the next generation.”
“There is nothing all of us that are coming behind him have to do now than to see how we can support him, to ensure a very smooth transition of him passing the baton to the next generation.”
Expressing delight in returning to the governing party, Adediran said APC remain the only stable party in the country.
According to him,”Our decision to come back to the family is really not far-fetched, because if you look at all the political parties in Nigeria today, the only one with a semblance of stability, is the APC.”
He commended the initiative of the Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led National Working Committee (NWC) for establishing the Progressive Institute. Describing it as a “citadel for leadership recruitment,”
Jandor noted that the establishment of the institute is speaking to the passing on of the baton and leadership recruitment.
He argued that the major problem we have in Nigeria today is not the structure of our economy, it’s a leadership problem.
If we see somebody getting it right, it’s the President today. You just don’t want to be a President. You want to see how we can have structure that will speak to recruiting leadership.”
Earlier the Director-General of the institute, Dr. Adebayo disclosed of plans by the institute to evolve a political ideology for the ruling party and to assist the party in leadership recruitment.
He also said the institute is also to undertake research on public policies, on political party management, and of course on governance.
