We Heard Tinubu Well, Nigerians Rebuff Campaign Team

Explanations by the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation that the comments made by the presidential aspirant at the Abeokuta, Ogun State consultation visit were misinterpreted by the media to ridicule President Muhammadu Buhari have been rebuffed by many Nigerians.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Tinubu, during a visit to the delegates of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State on Thursday made public how he put President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, in power.  

Reacting to the reports in a statement signed by the campaign’s Director of Media & Communications, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, he stated that the reports were “erroneous, misleading and mischievous”.

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Onanuga reacting on behalf of the campaign stated that Tinubu’s comments were in the public domain and were facts which had been analysed for years.

The statement read, “The attention of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation has been drawn to the erroneous, misleading and mischievous interpretation of his address in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State on Thursday.

“It is on record that the leading presidential aspirant in the forthcoming primary of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, addressed the national delegates of the party in Ogun State, with Governor Dapo Abiodun in attendance.

“In his effort to convince the party delegates to vote for him at the primary, 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.”

The campaign organisation further stated that the comments attributed to Tinubu  were twisted by the opposition in the APC to discredit their candidate.

The campaign team added that Tinubu did not speak on tribal lines when he spoke in Abeokuta, referring to a WhatsApp message sent by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.

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“While we recognise that recent unexpected interventions in the timetable 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.

“There is also no doubt that the fresh conditions proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari for the consideration of a presidential candidate of the party made it necessary for Asiwaju to labour to convince the delegates that he fits the bill.

“The campaign was surprised at the way the opposition and Tinubu’s traducers had turned his statement to give an interpretation Tinubu did not mean and did not say.

“The Tinubu campaign is not surprised why the opposition in the APC have decided to turn and twist the statement” the statement said in part.

The explanations by the Tinubu campaign have been rebuffed by Nigerians.

@eze_zel: Nobody is misrepresenting Tinubu’s statements about Buhari. We all heard him loud and clear. He equally referred to Gov Abiodun as “eleyin”. We heard and understand him well. Your damage control is very useless.

@goziechristoph1: He thought he was dealing with only the west who have already settled him with everything in lagos..

As if Nigeria belong to him and to think of it he was saying it is his turn to rule. Can you imagine the arrogance?

@dumemmartin: What are they trying to deny what he said. The video is viral. No need to deny. Let Tinubu stand strong and defend what he said with facts.

@chyzob: Retracts, how? That it wasn’t said. Or that we should “unhear” what we heard? Or pretend we didn’t hear or that he didn’t say those things?

@agulonueze: This presidential campaign team has the most difficult job to do. Tinubu is simply unmarketable!!

@chidiiogookpara: We r not daft……enough of this rubbish….we heard him well and we won’t forget….so don’t bother yourself about your cosmetics reconstruction.

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