No Cabal Or Sponsors To Compensate – President Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said he had no sponsors to compensate in his race to the Presidency.

Tinubu also said no cabal dictates to him on how to run his administration.

The President attributed his victory in the 2023 general election to divine intervention, careful planning, and diligence.

He stated these when a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau visited him at the State House in Abuja.

Tinubu, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, allayed fears of manipulation by interest groups in this ongoing economic reforms.

The President said his electioneering was without a ‘’string or indebtedness’’ to any individual or institution.

He stated that “Allah, the Almighty God, said I will be the President’’ even when banks were ‘’locked against him at some point.’’

His words: “I have no cabal. I have no sponsors. The money I spent on the elections was my fortune. At some point, the odds were against me; banks were locked. But Allah, the Almighty God, said I will be the President. Mine is to now follow the leading and teaching of the Almighty God.

“One of the most potent elements of defence is a good conscience. It is also a defence against corruption.

“What should be uppermost in our minds is the future of our children. We have a lot to teach them on what it takes to be a good citizen and what it takes to be a responsible citizen.”

The President, who also spoke on the planned protest by youths, emphasised the importance of a clear conscience as a potent defence against corruption.

Tinubu warned that the protest which, according to him, is fuelled by anger and hate, could degenerate into violence capable of setting the country backwards.

He said: “The sponsors of protests do not love our country. They have no love for the nation. They do not understand citizenship. They have alternative passports.

“They are in different parts of the world holding meetings virtually.

“We do not want to turn Nigeria into Sudan. We are talking about hunger, not burials. We have to be careful. We should be careful with premature politics; politics of hate, and anger.

“The internet has made it possible to hold meetings in artificial settings. They hold meetings and sponsor anger,’’

“We are reworking the social welfare scheme to reach the ward level, which is the closest to our people. We are going to ensure that we re-establish connection with the wards, again, so that we can give allowances to the poor and the vulnerable.’’

The President highlighted the need to prioritise the future of Nigerian children by teaching them good citizenship and responsibility.

He also highlighted the efforts of his government to minimise the hardship face by the citizenry.