Tinubu: Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi poison for Nigeria
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as poison for Nigeria. The former governor of Lagos State, who stated this yesterday in Benin during his presidential campaign rally, said he became the enemy of Obasanjo […]
Bola Tinubu
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as poison for Nigeria.
The former governor of Lagos State, who stated this yesterday in Benin during his presidential campaign rally, said he became the enemy of Obasanjo when he created additional local government areas and brought a power generation company from the USA to generate electricity in the state.
“Obasanjo spent N16 billion on electricity. They broke the power company into generation, transmission and distribution, but they could not even generate electricity to power popcorn. They sold the company to themselves.
“Can a man who spent N16bn without electricity endorse anybody for Nigeria? If Obasanjo endorses anybody, is that not a poison for you?
“If he recommends a leader to you in Nigeria, is he not sending an agent to pick your pocket? And it is like a blind, leading the blind. It will end up in the ditch. Someone who does not know the way cannot show the way,” he said.
He assured that he will turn the country into an economic hub if elected president.
On his part, former governor of Edo State and former national chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said Tinubu stood for multi-party democracy.
He said Obasanjo has passed a vote of no confidence on the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, who was his vice with the endorsement of Obi, describing Obi as a joker.
Also speaking, Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said the 19 northern states are committed to electing Tinubu as president.