Former Inspector General of Police IGP, Mike Okiro has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, saying no president in the country has ever governed with so much courage as exhibited by him.
Okiro told newsmen on Saturday evening in Ibadan, that Tinubu came to power in the midst of challenges and had been tackling them gradually.
The former IGP was in Ibadan to endorse President Tinubu for second term and to inaugurate a support group, Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu (GMT).
He explained thatTinubu’s policies in every sector had been yielding fruits after taking some critical decisions, assuring that he would take Nigeria would be much better by the end of his tenure.
He said that the legacies and antecedents of Tinubu as governor of Lagos State were enough to show his stuff and what the country should expect by the end of eight years.
“The legacies he left in Lagos are still there. As president, he has been governing with courage. No president in Nigeria has ever been bold to govern this way.
He took critical decisions from subsidy removal to various others. It was harsh on Nigerians at first, but all is gradually taking shape and yielding positive results now.
“Nigerians should remain very patient and support him for a second term. I am confident that he would have taken Nigeria to where it ought to be at the end of his second term,” he said.
On insecurity, Okiro expressed optimism that it would soon be over, commending the president for efforts made so far in tackling the challenges.
Okiro, who led the nation’s police force from 2007 to 2009, spoke on the giant strides recorded in the area of security in Lagos State under Tinubu’s watch.
He noted that he met Tinubu as governor of Lagos State and could boldly say that Tinubu’s security architecture accounted for the peaceful atmosphere enjoyed in Lagos today.
“Insecurity is an ill-wind that does no good to anybody irrespective of age, gender or status. We must commend the president for efforts so far.
I am optimistic that with the ongoing efforts, insecurity would soon be reduced to the barest minimum if not totally wiped off,” he said.
Okiro, who is also the Maradin Hausawa of Ibadanland, also paid condolence visit to the family of the late Sarkin Sasa in Ibadan.
On his entourage were Northern Youth and Elder’s Awareness Forum National Coordinator, Alhaji Mahmud Sani Yerima; North-West Zone Coordinator, Umar Sani Nalema, Alhaji Isa Bawa Isa, Alhaji Muhammad Shehu and Alhaji Abdullahi Ahmad.
