By Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
A few days ago, precisely on Friday
the 14th of November,2014 a group of friends, associates, colleagues and
admirers cutting across all ages, ethnic, social, religious, political and
geographical divides presented to me the Expression of Interest and Nomination
forms for me to participate in the presidential primaries of the All
Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2015 Presidential Election.
On that auspicious occasion, being
profoundly humbled, I requested for a little more time to conclude my last
round of the series of nationwide consultations which indeed I was just about
to conclude.
Let me state that the 14th November
event was neither an accidental nor sudden happenstance, rather it was another
high point of similar goodwill surprises I had experienced in the last two
years when I started receiving in audience, colleagues, individuals, groups and
delegations of prominent Nigerians on this subject matter
I wish to seize this occasion to
commend, most highly, these patriotic and selfless colleagues, admirers,
individuals and groups for their sacrifice, diligence and single-mindedness in
the pursuit of what they honestly believe is in the best interest of our
fatherland. I am fully aware of the physical, financial and intellectual
resources all of you have expended in this regard besides the sheer volume of
valuable time and the travel risk of crisscrossing to compare notes and confirm
projections. Indeed I can not thank you enough.