Emergence of Tinubu will lead us to a full fledged democracy – Tanko Yakasai

Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, an elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has opined that the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as tte Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is of great importance to the political development for Nigeria.

Yakasai made the remarks on Thursday in his congratulatory message to Tinubu.

Yakasai, who described Tinubu as a political juggernaut and a sage, noted that this is the first time the major political parties are fielding non-military actors as their presidential flagbearers and it would signify the complete and total break away from military influence in the nation’s polity.


“This transition will be a milestone and will lead us to a full fledged democracy,” he said.

He urged all candidates vying for various political positions in the country to commit themselves to the principles of playing politics according to the rules of the game.