2023 polls: I told Buhari I want to step in his shoes, not on his toes —Tinubu

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he told President  Muhammadu Buhari  he wanted to step in his shoes and not on his toes.

Tinubu said this on Saturday while speaking at the Palace of the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in Abeokuta when he paid him a visit to seek his royal blessing on his presidential ambition.

Tinubu had during his visit to Buhari at the Aso Villa in January declared his ambition to succeed Buhari in 2023.

Addressing the monarch, Tinubu said, he decided to express his intention to Buhari following calls from his supporters and friends to run for President.

Tinubu said he did not want his ambition to create bad blood between himself and Buhari, saying he did not want to offend the President by “pulling the carpet from his feet”.