Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Lagos state governor and national leader of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that he will not turn down Nigerians who ask him to run for president in the next election.

Several parties, party chieftains, and certain interest groups throughout the country have been putting pressure on the former governor to become the governing party’s successor to President Muhammadu Buhari.

After a closed-door meeting with certain Northern elders under the cover of the Northern Alliance Committee (NAC) on Tuesday in Abuja, Tinubu vowed that he would inform Nigerians his purpose at the appropriate time.

The Jagaban of Borgu as his popularly known said he was still consulting and brainstorming with his friends and political associates across the country.

“I am not going to turn them (Nigerians) down, but I will still effectively and widely consult, particularly brainstorm with my friends and find a date to come out openly and tell Nigerians. 

“But the president is still in office, I don’t want to distract him from all the challenges that he might face today. 

“So we will consult and make our programme known to the people later and the intension is clear. So you keep guessing,” Tinubu said.

Also speaking after the secret meeting with Tinubu, Chairman of the Northern Alliance Committee, Amb. Lawal Mohammed Munir, said the meeting was very successful.

“The meeting ended very well. We are working for him. We are working for him because we know he will win the election when the time comes,” he said.