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Saturday, August 27, 2022
Bola Tinubu and Mike Okiro
A former Inspector-Common of Police, Mike Okiro, mentioned Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, would repair Nigeria the way in which he fastened Lagos as a governor.
Mr Okiro, a former Lagos police commissioner, made this assertion on Friday in Abuja on the unveiling of the summit planning committee for Tinubu’s assist group, ‘Defect Collectively Motion for Tinubu-Shettima 2023.’
Mr Okiro described Mr Tinubu is a person with foresight and capability to repair Nigeria, as a result of his developmental legacy have been obtrusive.
“When Tinubu grew to become the governor of Lagos, criminality was at its highest peak in Lagos, theft, killing, OPC, every little thing was in shambles and other people have been operating away from Lagos.
“Then, Asiwaju made a particular request to the I-G that if he needed Lagos to be peaceable, he ought to convey Okiro again to Lagos.
“That was how I discovered myself again in Lagos, so I labored together with him to have the ability to hold Lagos calm,” Mr Okiro narrated.
He mentioned his success as a Lagos police chief on account of Mr Tinubus assist facilitated his promotion to Deputy Inspector Common of Police.
“If as Governor of Lagos, he did it, I’ve little doubt in my thoughts subsequently, that given this onerous activity of championing the course of your complete Nigeria, he’s going to duplicate what he did in Lagos,” he mentioned.
Mr Okiro mentioned that though he was campaigning for Mr Tinubu, ”however it’s what I do know I’m solely telling you that one plus one is 2.”
He counseled the group for choosing him because the its chairman, Board of Trustees and pledged his assist to make the imaginative and prescient come true.
Dr Kenneth Ibe-Kalu, the group’s chairman, mentioned that Mr Okiro was chosen as BOT chairman due to his wealth of expertise, publicity and data.
“He had contributed immensely to the event of the nation and had a reputable profession with the Nigeria Police Drive, rising to the place of I-G and served as chairman, Police Service Fee.
“He’s a destribalised Nigerian, who has earned the respect of most Nigerians, this in a nutshell is what knowledgeable our selection of him,” he mentioned.
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