The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that the comments made by presidential aspirant and former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, have been misinterpreted by the media.
Tinubu, while on a consultation visit to delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state had boasted that he made Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo and Dapo Abiodun President, Vice President and Governor respectively.
In a statement signed by the Campaign Director, Media & Communications, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, the media reports of Tinubu’s statement were described as “erroneous, misleading and mischievous”.
The campaign claimed that Tinubu’s speech wasn’t meant to humiliate President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Dapo Abiodun.
The campaign organisation argued that Tinubu only went down memory lane to provide specific instances when he brought his political clout and strategic skills to assist individuals, groups and tendencies in the party to gain political power.
The statement read, “It is on record that the leading presidential aspirant in the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu addressed the national delegates of the party in Ogun State, with Governor Mr.Dapo Abiodun in attendance.
“In his effort to convince the party delegates to vote for him at the primaries, he went down memory lane to provide specific instances when he brought his political clout and strategic skills to assist individuals, groups and tendencies in the party to gain political power.
“These factual references are already in the public realm. They have been reported and analysed in the media in the last eight years. They are therefore, matters of public knowledge. While we recognise that recent unexpected interventions in the time table and the heat generated by the proximity of the event might have led to some anxiety, this campaign organisation believes that the main thrust of Asiwaju’s presentation, was that his huge contributions to the formation and electoral success of the All Progressives Congress should count in his favour as a true party man who desires to be the flag bearer.
“Since the video of the speech he delivered in Yoruba hit the social media, varied interpretations have been given to the speech, which in the main was about Governor Abiodun, who in the true tradition of Yoruba culture bowed to his leader after Tinubu’s short speech.
“The Tinubu campaign is not surprised why the opposition in the APC have decided to turn and twist the statement.
The former Lagos governor, a great party man remains the man to beat at the party’s convention on Monday. We are least surprised that he is the target of well-calculated and most unkind virulent attacks.”
