Tinubu’s maiden address at UNGA shows true statesmanship, says Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s maiden speech during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly showed true statesmanship of a leader.

Sanwo-Olu, a member of the president’s entourage in New York, stated that President Tinubu in his speech directly expressed his ideas about what a new Africa should be like in the coming years.

“Yesterday at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, President Tinubu had his very first showing at the global world stage, giving his very first speech as the president and commander in chief of the armed forces of Nigeria.

“My view is first that he demonstrated true statesmanship during that speech, and he was able to personally put forward his view of what a new Africa should look like.

“His view of what a New West Africa should look like. And he was also able to analyze, you know, what are the issues concerning Africa, West Africa and Nigeria as a whole,” he said.

He added that how Tinubu conducted himself in front of numerous other foreign leaders showed that Nigerians had made a wise choice based in electing him president.

Sanwo-Olu said that given that it was the president’s maiden address at the UNGA, he demonstrated a charismatic approach in detailing not only the role Nigeria would play but also putting Africa on the world map about the opportunities that abound in Africa.

“I believe that you know, given its first showing, he demonstrated that Nigerians have actually chosen Well, to be present at this point in time.

“He was not only defining what the role Nigeria will continue to play, but was also putting Africa on the world map in expressing that even with global challenges that entire world need to be able to listen and watch the opportunities that abound in Africa.

“You know, Africa has been the whipping boy but Africa has not unfairly treated, Africa has been the one that we believe, is the untapped future resource of the entire world. And he was able to put that forward to say that the world needs to listen and watch the potential that Africa presents,” Sanwo-Olu added.