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President Bola Tinubu has stated that the economic reforms pursued by his administration have been painful not only for ordinary Nigerians but also for him personally, saying he has lost sleep and weight alongside citizens bearing the burden of the reforms.
Tinubu spoke on Sunday while accepting the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for the 2027 election at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
“I know what it takes to reform this nation we met in tatters. If you lost sleep, I’ve lost some too. If you’ve lost weight, I’ve lost some too,” Tinubu said.
“But I’ve always remembered one thing: in 2022, I asked for this job. You all supported me and I got it. So I must do it.”
“I share the pain with you… If you love sleep, I love some too. If you have lost weight, I think I’ve lost some too.”
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu says he remains committed to fulfilling the mandate entrusted to him by Nigerians, who backed his 2022 presidential bid. pic.twitter.com/IDU9pZOKpz
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The president was declared the winner of the APC presidential primary with 10,999,162 votes, while his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, scored 16,503 votes in the direct primary conducted across all 774 local government areas and 8,809 wards nationwide on Saturday.
“I accept with profound humility and gratitude the nomination of our great party, the APC, to stand again as your presidential candidate in the 2027 election,” Tinubu said.
He said he watched the primary exercise unfold on television after casting his vote in Lagos on Saturday morning, describing the scenes across the country as a source of personal inspiration.
“I was glued to the television after voting. I saw the mammoth crowd in Kano and Kaduna, the city boy walking the streets of Calabar,” he said.
“It was a good feeling to see that there was no bloodshed, no rancour. This is politics in earnest. This is where we want Nigeria, facing one focus,” Tinubu added.
