Tinubu informs Buhari he wants to run for president

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition to run for president.

Tinubu, who spoke with State Correspondents after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Monday afternoon, however, said he was yet to inform Nigerians of his intention to succeed the President.

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According to him, the President is a democrat and therefore, has not asked him to stop the pursuit of his ambition which for him is life-long.

The APC leader and former governor of Lagos State stressed that he has the confidence, vision, and capacity to build on the foundation laid by President Buhari to turn around the fortunes of the country.

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