The former Governor of Lagos State and presidential candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that he will not retire from politics, until he becomes President of Nigeria.

Tinubu, according to a report by Independent disclosed this while speaking with delegates of the party in Benue, ahead of the presidential primaries of the APC.

He however noted that there would be no contest whatsoever between him and whoever eventually emerge as the standard flag bearer of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

While he rekindled the hope of Nigerians for a better Nigeria, he pledged that if elected president, he would run a transparent and open government to the admiration of Nigerians.

The former Lagos state governor stated that when he becomes President, he would bring to bear the experience of his leadership style as Lagos state governor on Nigeria.

Asiwaju who observed that Nigeria is a rich country, noted that what the nation needs was to redirect and channel its resources in the right direction.

Earlier, Senator Kashim Shetimma who spoke at the occasion, insisted that Senator Tinubu was the right person to take Nigeria to the promised land.

He also extolled the virtues of Senator Joseph Tarka as a leader and emancipator of minority interest groups in Nigeria.

He said, “To you, the youths of Benue be determined and get you PVCs, revalidate it, I am with you, Akume is with you, and others (leaders) who are not here are with you to guarantee your posterity, hope, a united and prosperous Nigeria.

“We are of age, we can retire soon but I am not going to retire until I become president.

“I will govern with all my strength, we will work with you to reverse the trend of corruption, there are elements of division but our commitment to Nigeria is for peaceful coexistence to build up and demonstrate unity and live together in peace and harmony.

“Am not strange to you, I have been here for over 30 years, working with several people, at a time I was to be the Senate President but I made a sacrifice for him (Iyorchia Ayu) but he is in another party now,” he said.