By Charles Okogene
Bola Ahmed Tinubu Adimires Movement (BATAM), led by Dr. Kenneth Ibikunle Solana, is not leaving any stone unturned in its determination at mobilizing grassroot support for the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu towards his 2023 presidential aspiration.
To this end, the national executives of the movement comprising of Solana and some journalists were at the meeting of the movement’s Lagos State branch held at Bariga on Saturday, May 1, 2020.
At the meeting which recorded an impressive turn out of both national and Lagos State branch members, important decisions that included how to deepen membership drive for the non political body that is a gathering of like minds who admirer Tinubu for what he did when he governed the state and what he is currently doing were taken.
And in response to Lagos State Coordinator of the movement’s complain that some of the state’s executive members are not up and doing, the meeting agreed that those who are constituting a clog in the movement’s wheel of progress should be changed as the movement can no longer wait for anyone.
“The movement has left the station and it cannot afford to be delayed or slow d ok an for anyone. We have to take our rightful place. We started in 2016 even before Tinubu decided that he will run and now all banners of Tinubu support group is springing up and we, the pioneer seem to be lagging behind.Thus us the time for us to show the world the stuff we are made off,” Solana said.
Based on that, some members present were in appointed as local government acting coordinators to assist the Lagos State Coordinator and his executive in the area of winning more souls for BATAM in the state.
The icing on the cake at the meeting was the appearance of Hon. (Otunba) Shakirudeen Dengel Anifowoshe, former chairman of chairmen, All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State who is a distinguished Special Adviser to BATAM. He donated BATAM national secretariat in Bariga; at the meeting, during his remarks, he promised to do more for the movement to realize its objectives.
In his response, Solana narrated BATAM’s journey so far and disclosed to him that he is one of the distinguished Nigerians to be decorated with award by BATAM at the movement’s forthcoming conference to be held soon.
