National leader of the Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is to attend the three-day
National Convention of the United States Democratic Party that kicks off
today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Local media report that Tinubu who was invited to the Democratic
National Convention in his right as the leader of the opposition in
Nigeria will be at the ring side as the Democratic Party conduct
activities that will culminate in the nomination of President Obama as
its candidate for the November 2012 Presidential elections in the USA.
Tinubu will be accompanied by Governor Kayode Fayemi, Mr. Dele Alake and Lagos Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. The Republican Party at the weekend confirmed the nomination of Mitt Romney as its candidate.
A statement by Special Adviser on Media to the former Lagos state
governor, Mr Sunday Dare, reads: “Tinubu receives a gold card invitation
which is prime and with this, he will be joined by three other eminent
personalities – Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, Speaker Lagos
state House of Assembly Adeyemi Ikuforiji and former Commissioner for
Information and Strategy in Lagos state, Mr Dele Alake.
“On Thursday, at Bank of America stadium, President Obama and Vice
President Joe Biden will deliver their nomination acceptance speeches.Four years ago when President Obama was inaugurated, Tinubu also enjoyed a ring side seat at the event in Washington.
Tinubu’s invitation to attend the convention comes after a successful
one week lecture tour, town hall meeting and book launch in Washington
and Chicago.
He delivered a lecture at the prestigious Wilson Center for
International scholars on the challenges facing Nigeria’s democratic
experiment and offered solutions to problems of under development facing
the country.
Similarly at a town hall meeting in Chicago with Governors Rauf
Aregbesola and Abiola Ajimobi on hand, Tinubu spoke extensively on
Nigeria’s search for true federalism and highlighted the fault lines in
the country’s practice of federalism.
At the convention, Tinubu is expected to discuss how to entrench
true federalism in Nigeria in his private discussions with the leading
figures of the Obama administration and seek the US support for Nigeria
to hold a free and fair election in 2015.
